A lesson for researchers

Peter Carey’s ensnarement in the Prabowo campaign is a warning for us all, says Ed Aspinall. *Updated with added response from Peter Carey.

Malaysia’s ETP: Of diagnosis and prescription

The problem with the ETP is not the diagnosis, but the prescription.

Timor’s silence

In post-conflict Timor-Leste, Prabowo’s candidacy is met with silence, not outrage, write Maj Nygaard-Christensen and Angie Bexley.

Polling: the race tightens

Some new polling on the state of the Indonesian presidential race.

Undoing Yudhoyono’s Sectarian Legacy

Indonesia's next president must address the problem of rising religious intolerance, says Andreas Harsono

Myanmar’s ASEAN challenges

Ludovica Marchi asks if Myanmar can rise to the challenges of ASEAN chairmanship?

A response to UiTM’s seminar presenters

A Christian perspective of the Trinity.

Fun with flowcharts: the China-US Conspiracy Scheme

The key to a good conspiracy theory is elegant simplicity. This one doesn't make the grade.

A coup by any other name…

Dismissal of Thailand Prime Minister smacks of attempted constitutional coup, says ANU expert.

Wither Human Rights?

On the eve of the presidential nominations, Usman Hamid remembers the human rights records of the two likely presidential candidates.

Uses and Abuses of history: Peter Carey responds

Oxford historian Peter Carey responds to allegations of appearing in Prabowo campaign material.

Memory’s Muse

Peter Carey argues that history can be a slippery claim to power

What goes unsaid: Indonesia’s environment

It's what the presidential candidates are not talking about that worries Fitrian Ardiansyah.

Rallying to Prabowo’s cause

Indonesia's first May Day holiday in decades was less about labour and more about presidential politics, write Teri Caraway and Michele Ford.

Myanmar’s unreliable narrators

Matthew Gibbons reports that Myanmar’s ongoing census ignores the country’s often malleable ethnic situation

Symbols of success

In Indonesia, there's more to a horse and dagger than would seem, writes Yogi Setya Permana.

Partitioned love in the dirty lake

Burma’s annual New Year’s water festival reflects the country’s growing disparities – even in romance.

THAINEY: Lives of the Thais in Sydney

New Mandala's guest contributors Pasoot and Charn made a short-film to reflect on lives of the Thais in Sydney

Electoral integrity in Thailand

Max Gromping reports on survey data which suggest that elections in Thailand are much better run than many are willing to acknowledge.

Anger Management

On-camera meltdowns can be a good way for Indonesian politicians to project a reformist image and win some free publicity.

The Aceh exception

Indonesia's 2014 election has been lauded as generally free and fair, but not in Aceh.

Can we really live together?

Scot Barmé provides a translation of an article by Chettawan Tuenprakhon which explores the nature of "Thainess"

Pathways to peace in Rakhine State

Taylor O'Connor analyses legacies of conflict in Rakhine State, assesses recurrent patterns of violence, and outlines pathways to peace.

The 30%

Hana Satriyo asks what's in store for the female winners and losers of the 2014 election?