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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

David Hopkins reflects on Tuol Sleng and explores the different meanings attached to it by political elites, tourists and ordinary Cambodians.

Ruediger Korff suggests that institutional networks may be more important than competitive elections for pursuing political agendas.

The assassination of Kamol Duangphasuk marks an ominous new low point in the development of Thailand's increasingly bloody political stalemate,

In Indonesia, patriarchal media representations restricts coverage of quality female candidates, writes Evi Eliyanah.

Did the Internet predict the Indonesian election results, asks Ross Tapsell.