Panel proposals for the Twelfth International Conference on Thai Studies (April 2014, Sydney University) close at the end of this month.

In the wake of the 2004 tsunami some Moken believed the path was clear for them to create a revitalised identity.

A special Book Zone post for Valentine's Day, celebrating the theme of love in our National Library of Australia Thai collection

On 15-16 March the Australian National University will host the 2013 Myanmar/Burma Update Conference. You can register online to attend.

Stepehen Campbell interviews Ma Su Su Nway, a prominent Yangon-based labour activist and National League for Democracy party member.

The Allah issue in Malaysia is related to the deeply entrenched Malay attitude towards the ability and right to name and summon spirits from the 'Malay spirit universe'.

We need to be careful that we don’t provide Thai ultra-royalists with exactly the image of the interfering Westerner they are seeking.

As the overall food supply becomes more volatile, Singapore is taking a well balanced approach in its food resilience programs.

French attitudes towards the Siamese hardened when reports arrived of "unspeakable atrocities” by Siamese troops in their repression of the Shan rebellion.

South-East Asian countries may stand independent politically and economically but they are still trapped within the syndrome of intellectual colonization.

The cultural foundation of the lèse majesté law is the toleration of intolerance. Some anti-royalist commentators seem determined to keep that cultural foundation intact.

Part 2 of an extended interview with Milton Osborne about the controversial politics of Norodom Sihanouk whose funeral ceremonies have commenced in Phnom Penh.

Can Singapore’s ruling People’s Action Party reverse its electoral slide?

An interview with Milton Osborne about the policies, charisma and brutality of Norodom Sihanouk

Tindak Malaysia, a community based electoral reform group provides the most comprehensive electoral reforms to date in Malaysia.

Arahant Upaggutta, who is believed to be still abiding in the ocean, has helped many people to overcome their troubles and problems.

Surachai knows the government cannot do anything for him and his stay in prison will likely be until the end of his life.

Developing physical infrastructure is relatively easily. Improving Thailand's lacklustre performance on education will be a much more daunting task.

Nicholas Farrelly still has some hope that the decision-makers realise the futility of these battles and can find a compromise that will work.

Letters seized by the French in northern Laos in 1902 cast light on the regional networks of the Shan rebellion.

We pay respect to the late Dr Pattana Kittiarsa (р╕нр╕▓р╕Ир╕▓р╕гр╕вр╣М р╕Юр╕▒р╕Тр╕Щр╕▓ р╕Бр╕┤р╕Хр╕┤р╕нр╕▓р╕йр╕▓) (1968-2013), a great ethnographer of contemporary Thai society.

In facilitating KL112, Pakatan Rakyat have created new myths that would solidify its presence in the memories or 'imagery' of Malaysians positively.

What then explains this xenophobia? One short explanation is the fear of losing hegemony, be it politically or religiously.

Unbothered by negative press coverage abroad, the response by Lao authorities has been to shut down dissent through harassment.