Kong Le went from soldiering to politics, only to discover that he was no politician; being a patriot was not enough to save his country from itself.

Marc Saxer examines an important aspect of Thailand's rolling political strife

Yangon-based writer Matt Schissler meditates on the complexities of inter-religious conflict resolution in Myanmar

Mark Inkey interviews Sunai Julapongsatorn, a leader of the pro-government mobilisation underway across parts of Thailand

With bare-knuckle politics once again becoming part of mainstream politics, the next 2 years promise to be exciting

Writer and analyst Chris Baker offers his brief take on anti-government protests in Bangkok

Pavin Chachavalpongpun writes that Princess Chulabhorn's social media support for the anti-government forces suggests a sense of royal desperation.

Phakin Nimmannorrawong argues that Thailand is still struggling with elementary questions about its political future.

Academics in Thailand try to find a way out of Thailand's most dangerous political situation in decades.

What is happening in Malaysia is a process of forced nationalisation -- a rigid monolithic monoculture nationalism with religion its most powerful weapon.

Andrew Walker shows that the Thaksin era has seen substantial reductions in absolute poverty, but little progress on the challenge of inequality.

Andrew Walker shows that strong economic growth since 2001 underpins the political success of Thaksin and his allies

Greg Lopez suggests that it's time to stop relying on the elites to find solutions to Malaysia's problems

Nick Nostitz provides an account of the invasion of the DSI office on 23 December 2013

Unrecognized and unacknowledged, women monks are at the forefront in dealing with Thailand's social problems

Elections, prime-ministers, princes, riots and penises - New Mandala had it all in 2013. Here are our most popular stories for the year.

Danielle May argues the closeness of the 2013 election indicates an underlying shift in political attitudes

If the next redelineation exercise does not address malapportionment, it may be the end of reconciliation efforts

The condemnation of UMNO is increasingly becoming mainstream. Does this signal a change of what the international community thinks of UMNO?

Who will feature in New Mandala's annual dancing elves?

Ian Hollingworth recently interviewed a Palestinian refugee to shed more light on a tragic situation

Hate speech is unacceptable and should not be part of free speech, and should be restricted in Malaysia, argues Dr. Mohd Azizuddin.

As the crowds gather once again, New Mandala co-founder Nicholas Farrelly considers the election of 23 December 2007

Max Beauchamp analyses ongoing conflict between Buddhists and Muslims in western Myanmar