Thai politics, 14 October and all that

New Mandala co-founder Nicholas Farrelly reflects on a major anniversary in Thai politics

Sexual violence in Burma

Mark Inkey reports on how Burma hasn't signed the UN Preventing Sexual Violence Initiative

UMNO and Nazi Germany

Is Ahmad Zahid Hamidi to UMNO, what Carl Schmitt was to the Nazis? Rueban Balasubramaniam is concerned with the parallels.

Chin Peng and cleavages in Malaysian society

Chin Peng is being lauded and remembered as a symbol of opposition to UMNO privilege and corruption

A new paradigm of Muslim politics

Malaysia's Islamist party faces tough choices as they elect the new second echelon leadership with the GE13 electoral results still fresh in their minds.

Chin Peng, an obituary

Anthony Reid reflects on the life of Chin Peng, the enigmatic leader of Malaysia's oldest political party.

Myanmar could learn from Germany

Hunter Marston argues that Myanmar would benefit from a mixed member election system as it struggles to build its democracy

The Case of Sombath Somphone

Kearrin Sims writes about the ASEAN response to Sombath Somphone's disappearance in Laos

Pattana Kitiarsa on Thai boxing

This posthumous publication showcases Professor Pattana Kitiarsa's research on masculinity among rural Thais

MASSA 2013 – second call for papers

Malaysia and Singapore Society in Australia Colloquium 2013 -- extended deadline for abstracts.

Adjusting to Myanmar’s reform mood

Former Australian Ambassador Trevor Wilson explains how the world should understand Myanmar's reforms

Haris Ibrahim and the growing Malaysian diaspora

Will the Abbot government reverse the decision to deny Haris Ibrahim a visa to Australia?

Cancellation of Haris Ibrahim’s seminar

Haris Ibrahim's seminar on 1 October 2013 at the ANU cancelled.

Tongue wagging and not machete wielding

What and/or who really is/are the source of all conflicts in Malaysia? What are the main factors fueling conflicts in Malaysia?

Haris Ibrahim denied visa by Australia

Why did the Abbott government deny a Malaysian civil society activist a visa to travel to Australia?

Extremism in the name of Islam and Malaysian Muslims

Is UMNO fueling violent tendencies among Malaysian Muslims?

Kareoke and opportunity?

It is time balance be put back into the issue of prostitution by focusing on the deprivation of entrepreneurial opportunity, rather than the issues of human trafficking and sex tourism.

They cannot rest in peace

Saw Yan Naing describes the personal tragedies of Burma in 1988 and the restless souls of a lost generation

Ties that bind: Sarawak and Adelaide

A practical case of Australia in the Asian Century. How will the University of Adelaide manage this conundrum?

Border Patrol Police as humanitarians

Des Ball and Olivia Cable explore the response of Thailand's Border Patrol Police to recent floods in Mae Sot

Up-market food stalls

Murray Hunter explores the delights of road-side pizza in Bangkok.

When Lee Kuan Yew dies…

What happens to Singapore when Lee Kuan Yew dies?

Hormones: Temporary chemistry of rebellion

Pasoot Lasuka reviews a controversial television series about Thai teens and finds it less radical than others believe

Realistic Utopia and a reply to Angry Grey Man

The role of Jurist Malaya Initiative is to open the space for truly public intellectual work.