Activated Borders: Re-openings, Ruptures and Relationships

Scholars of Asian borderlands will want to attend this important conference

Increasing insecurity in Myanmar

Recent bombings pose yet another threat to peace in Myanmar, writes Yola Verbruggen

Haris Ibrahim @ ANU

Meet one of Malaysia's most prominent social activists at the ANU as he shares his experience in opposing authoritarianism in Malaysia

Overstating Islamic extremism – a response

A short comment on the use of surveys and the interpretations of the results in the "Extremism in the name of Islam and Malaysian Muslims" article.

Challenges for foreign investors in Myanmar

Aung Tun argues that foreign investors face big obstacles as Myanmar's transformation continues

Academics behaving badly

Andrew Walker provides a user guide to academic presentation. Essential reading for those preparing a conference paper.

Far reaching implications….

It’s only a matter of time before someone takes the cue from Malaysia and starts raising objections to non-Muslims using the word Allah.

After the bombings: 15 October in Yangon

Matt Schissler takes the pulse of the city after recent bombings and communal tension

Gentle reminder – thou shall not think

Malaysian students on Government of Malaysia scholarship advised not to attend Mr. Anwar Ibrahim's talk. It may cause their grades to deteriorate.

Military can still be good state-builders for Myanmar

Erik H. Ribeiro suggests we need to pay more attention to the Tatmadaw's productive role

Loyalty demands ambiguity

Elizabeth Fitzgerald analyses two lese majeste rulings about Thai royalist firebrand Sonthi Limthongkul

The beginning of something ugly

Has the Kalimah Allah issue signalled the point of no return for Malaysia as a moderate Muslim nation?

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?