Linda A. Lumayag says protecting migrant workers remains a significant challenge for ASEAN member states

Apivat Hanvongse suggests that different mental frameworks are intermingled and mixed, oftentimes within the same conversation

Kalman A. Robertson and Olivia Cable argue that Myanmar should allow provisional access for inspectors to sites of potential nuclear activity

Joe Whitman argues that King Bhumibol’s reign may end up being better remembered for its troubled succession than its many achievements

Carlos Fern├бndez Torné argues that any amnesty in Thailand should exclude those who have committed gross violations of human rights

In a world exclusive, New Mandala reveals the contents of an intercepted letter to Suthep Thaugsuban (postmarked Dubai).

Elvin Ong questions if anyone actually knows the facts of the Little India riot and doubts whether serious analysis is possible

Bilveer Singh provides a different view of the Little India riot focusing on issues not related to wages and working conditions.

Andrew Walker argues that solving Thailand's problems of corruption need to be solved by democratic discussion not street politics.

Jacob Sommer suggests we need a clear understanding of the goals and interests of the Myanmar government

T. F. Rhoden worries that fighting idiots have permanently implanted themselves atop a fledgling liberal democracy

The Assembly for the Defence of Democracy calls for a democratic and constitutional resolution to Thailand's political crisis.

Nick Nostitz recounts a violent and tragic night in the history of Thailand's ongoing political conflict

As Singapore continues to grow richer, the gap between its citizens and its lowly paid foreign workforce also grows

Aim Sinpeng explains how this round of anti-government protests in Thailand should be characterised

By equating unorthodoxy with deviancy, the Malaysian state is killing off intellectual creativity and innovativeness among its Muslim populace

ANU PhD student Kristina Simion has some interesting questions about law in Burma

Jacob Sommer argues that arms imports are at an all time high, fueling the heaviest fighting in decades

Pavin Chachavalpongpun explores the implications of the King's birthday speech for Thailand's political crisis.

Murray Hunter articulates why Malaysia's opposition does not deserve to take over the federal government.

Andrew Walker sets out Thailand's stark choice: persevering with electoral democracy or civil conflict.

Last week Aung San Suu Kyi told an audience at the ANU she often wondered why universities confer honorary degrees on politicians

If Malaysia wants to turn its vision of high income status into a reality, reform of the rule of law should be on the agenda.

What next? Benjamin Zawacki argues there is almost no conceivable way Thailand emerges as strong as it was last month