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Economic change is eroding the political power of traditional custodians of land in this part of Eastern Indonesia.

Jokowi owes his victory to NU support, and NU expects both material and ideological dividends.

New survey data show how strongly partisanship effects Indonesians’ policy preferences.

Though Austronesians operated in networks of oceanic trading that stretched from Asia to the Mediterranean for thousands of years, both the term and cultural grouping are little known.

The reformist chairman of Indonesia's Investment Coordination Board (BKPM) spoke to ANU's Hall Hill for New Mandala.

The “i-Suri” scheme shows the PH government continues to make limited strides toward women’s progress.

Nien Yuan Cheng continues her commentary on how Singapore artists are responding to the Bicentennial.

Ma’ruf Amin's electoral benefit was smaller than often assumed—but it was enough to get Jokowi over the line.

Public shock should be channelled towards real empowerment of indigenous communities.

Andrew Selth's recollections of the hazards of the rumour mill in Ne Win-era Myanmar.

Pakatan Harapan had promised academic freedom and institutional autonomy for public universities. Can it—or will it—deliver?

Despite Malaysia’s record of economic growth since the 1970s, poverty remains a persistent, and especially vexing, problem. How likely is a structural remedy under the new PH government?