Rethinking memories of Darul Islam

The anti-traditional rule of the Darul Islam movement had a tremendous impact on indigeneity and the way that it is constructed today among the Duri

COVID-19 and food insecurity in Metro Manila: a slow moving disaster

Residents were consulted and active in food distribution activities run by non-governmental organisations, but not consulted in relation to government-run activities.

Rising religious radicalism in Indonesia: roots and shoots

Research conducted in 50 schools revealed that schools have become the arena in which to disseminate radical ideology

Apa yang mendorong perubahan moral Indonesia?

Nilai-nilai demokrasi di Indonesia terkooptasi untuk membantu tujuan yang tidak liberal

Unravelling gender-Based violence in Southeast Asia

It is essential for governments, together with grassroots communities and academia, to actively educate society.

New Mandala and 9DashLine announce exciting new partnership

Collaborating on co-publications that will enable both organisations to reach new audiences in Australia, Southeast Asia, Europe and elsewhere.

“Semut: The Untold Story of a Secret Australian Operation in WWII Borneo”

"....when you actually sit down and look at what happened, the locals were key participants in all of these war activities."

“Human dignity” in Cambodian law, policy and civil society advocacy

Significant differences arise around how “human dignity” is defined and protected, and what it requires of states, non-state institutions and citizens.

Dispossession, deforestation and deceit in Myanmar

Past attempts to attain palm oil self-sufficiency resulted in widespread extortion and the theft of lands from local communities around the country.

NBSEAS: Thongchai Winichakul and his book on the Thamassat University massacre

An interview about a remarkable new book, by one who has thought and felt about the October 6 massacres as both an historian and a survivor.

The costs of repressing Islamists

The banning of FPI or any other “anti-Pancasila” group is not a shortcut to ending deep-seated discrimination against minorities.

Politics of literary translation in plurilingual Malaysia and Singapore

Literary translations between languages becomes a conscious, if not political, effort to let one another be heard within the national context.

A survivor-centred Sexual Violence Bill in Indonesia?

A survivor-centred perspective can transform the safety of women in society by pivoting on principles of justice and fairness.

Maintaining the legacy of human and civic rights: 30 years after the PPA

Both civil society and the government have roles in educating people about the law, its implementations, and their legal rights.

The PPA: Enabling Foreign Investment in Cambodia

The restoration of peace under the United Nations Transitional Authority in Cambodia (UNTAC) earned trust from foreign investors.

The United Nations Peacekeeping Troops: a mixed legacy

Cambodia has gone from requiring peacekeepers to contributing more than 7,000 troops specialising in de-mining and engineering.

Podcast 2. UNTAC Radio: Airwaves of Hope វិទ្យុអ៊ុនតាក់៖ រលកសំឡេងនៃក្ដីសង្ឃឹម

This podcast examines the role Radio UNTAC in informing millions of Cambodians en route to casting their ballot in the much-anticipated 1993 election

Podcast 1. Guiding a transition to democracy: mission impossible?

Dive deep into archives of the United Nations Transitional Authority in Cambodia and its UNTAC Radio.

6. Radio UNTAC: a minute for poems “A song request” សំណូមពរបទចម្រៀង

Many sent music wishes to Radio UNTAC to connect with family members and friends.

5. Radio UNTAC: a minute for poems “Unrepayable” គ្មានអ្វីតបស្នង

All types of lived experiences, which have remained, fresh in our mind, salty, sour, and bitter...

3. Radio UNTAC: a minute for poems “The Boundary of Our Rights” សិទ្ធិមានត្រឹមណា

People shared words of advice, encouragement, and appeals to take the peace process seriously.

2. Radio UNTAC: “The authority of the police” មហិទ្ធិរិទ្ធប៉ូលីស

Others express their hopes for the future or emphasise the importance of a different political system.