Alison Abraham wonders what can be done to address racism in Australia and Malaysia, and how much of this boils down to individual action.

Patrick Tibke hopes that the Red Shirt movement will be galvanized by Yingluck's gross betrayal of their interests

Some fascinating insights into Thai politics and history in three new books featured by the National Library of Australia.

Ahmad Fuad Rahmat provides a critique of one of Malaysia's greatest thinkers, Syed Muhammad Naquib Al-Attas

Dr. Arnold Puyok discusses recent developments in Sabah and Sarawak.

...and can announce that New Mandala's inaugural Thai political theory competition was a very close run thing

Tessa Houghton reports on "Watching the Watchdog" project which monitored and analysed the Malaysian media at the 13th general election.

Tim Frewer examines the tension between labour and coercive power in Cambodia today

Thaksin's lawyer Robert Amsterdam argues that coups should be a thing of the country's past

New Mandala contributor Professor Des Ball will this week be conferred with the Australian National University's Baume Award

ANU PhD student Pasoot Lasuka offers a compelling analysis of the different groups opposing Thailand's amnesty bill

In Thai politics there is plenty of push-and-shove on the streets, and among analysts. So what do you think is happening?

Cod Satrusayang is back with his take on brinksmanship and political conflict

Thorn Pitidol argues that Thailand's idealist pro-democratic voices are likely to face an even higher degree of marginalisation

Singapore’s use of women from poorer, neighbouring nations as ‘domestic help’ reveals a dark stain at the heart of the country’s material wealth.

Today Nicholas Farrelly asks whether we're seeing a re-alignment of Thai political interests

New Mandala co-founder Nicholas Farrelly analyses the disjunctures emerging in Thai politics this week

Jame DiBiasio argues the story of Angkor turns out to be far more fluid than the stone remains suggest

One of Malaysia's top political scientists discusses the fortunes of the two East Malaysian states after Malaysia's 13th general election.

Haris Ibrahim explains why, in his view, in Malaysia it has to be "Anything But UMNO"

Sam Byfield and Maeve Kennedy reflect on the health consequences of a changing political and economic environment

Will Malaysia allow China a naval base in Sabah? What would the implications be for ASEAN if there were closer China-Malaysia military cooperation?

Organisers of this conference invite applications to present papers which explore the non-Han Chinese living and working outside China

The question is: why did a Malaysian university give an honorary doctorate to North Korean dictator Kim Jong Un?