In a week dominated by news of Jusuf Kalla, here's four bits of news about the Indonesian elections that you may have missed...

There are some real ideological differences between the two presidential campaigns in 2014.

The shadow of Myanmar’s past military rule won’t harm its new-found place as a respected member of ASEAN and the region, writes Mathew Davies

Burma is becoming a regional player in Southeast Asia, writes Gareth Robinson

When standing for Indonesia's obscure second chamber of parliament, it helps to have a name beginning with A.

As Thai troops hit the streets are we witnessing another coup?

Indonesia's Constitutional Court is flooded with hundreds of challenges to the elections

Marc Saxer argues that corruption needs to be understood less as an individual moral failure, but as a collective problem of social justice.

Eugenie Merieau explores the emergence of Thailand's juristocracy.

Matt Schissler offers another timely reflection on religious violence and hate speech in Myanmar

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

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

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

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

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

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

A Christian perspective of the Trinity.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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