Indonesia's Constitutional Court is flooded with hundreds of challenges to the elections
A democratic anti-corruption discourse for Thailand
Marc Saxer argues that corruption needs to be understood less as an individual moral failure, but as a collective problem of social justice.
May flowers
Matt Schissler offers another timely reflection on religious violence and hate speech in Myanmar
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.
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?
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.
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.
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