Malaysia

Campaign in critical state election confusing and uninspiring, writes Bridget Welsh.

Podcasts from a panel discussion on Malaysia's political polarisation.

Should we recognise humanity in another species?

How a grassroots voting project could revive Malaysia's democracy.

When it comes to urban planning, lines of exclusion and inclusion need to be redrawn.

ANU public seminar to examine deepening crisis.

An authoritarian system set up to let unpopular and weak leaders rule -- no matter what.

Islamic parties need politics and theology that appeal to both Muslims and non-Muslims.

Najib and nation both bruised by new and rough political terrain, writes Bridget Welsh.

Is there any chancing of ending a long history of stifling free speech?

Amrita Malhi examines what's behind the expulsion of Australian media from Malaysia.

Hopping into bed with former PM is an act of narrow-interest desperation.

A flawed political system and power vacuum keeps scandal-hit PM in office.

PM's son crashes the party, everyone else goes home.

Edith Mirante reports on a Malaysian boarding school escape with tragic consequences.

States in the Asia-Pacific increasingly pay lip service to protections they sign up to.

There could be even darker times ahead for Malaysia's democracy, writes Amrita Malhi.

National institutions aren't protecting anyone, new report shows.

Manjit Bhatia offers a response to Ooi Kok-Hin.

Political Islam will shape Malaysia more and more, argues Kok-Hin Ooi.

In the lead up to state elections, old masters still rule from the shadows.