The approach used in the creation of these policies ignores that women may face more difficulty in accessing the promised benefits.

Constitutional rot can eventually lead to a full-blown crisis where no one obeys the highest laws of the land, descending into a perfect chaos.

While survivors often become emotional when speaking about the past, they feel younger generations must learn from the past to prevent genocide in future.

Land reclamation initiatives seek to side-step national regimes which had previously constrained the autonomy of local governments.

Ross Tapsell reviews a new book on Malaysian politics ahead of the ANU Malaysia Update 2020 “Alternative Visions for Malaysia”.

As the Arakan Army’s armed struggle appears increasingly attractive to young voters, Myanmar’s democracy cannot afford the appearance of another false promise.

The return of student protests and the government’s response have are reminiscent of the era of authoritarian rule

Trade unions and human rights groups believe the law is in fact no more than an attempt by the nation’s oligarchs to roll back political reform.

Song Lang is a film neither about cải lương nor Saigon. It is a film about the city's people, their connections and how relationships shape their selves and life paths.

An upcoming exhibition aims to raise awareness of the impact of COVID-19 in Indonesia and to encourage aid initiatives in any form

China’s domestic and foreign policy actions indirectly affect prejudice against Chinese Indonesians

Stay at home orders are opening up opportunities for critical thinking and teaching on history.

In 2020 the role of the Union Election Commission and election monitoring seems increasingly politicised.

Islamists continue to mobilise based on political considerations rather than science and public health concerns.

Associations and the polyvocality of social media can bring to fore diverse meanings of being in the diaspora

An influx of new ideas might boost rural and coastal sectors, but unemployment looms large too.

The palace is working to fill leading army positions with its own faction—the Red Rim Group.

Mahathir may be losing traction among rural Malays, but grassroots polling data from GE18 shows such support was never straightforward.

International terrorist designations are fuel for Duterte's war on communist organisations.

Recent narratives shift racist stereotypes of gold-digging mail-order brides.

At the heart of the Family Resilience Bill is the message that the family unit is responsible for its its own poverty and challenges.

Data analysis strongly suggests correlations between COVID-19 and the commission of political violence, but the causal mechanisms driving these trends are less clear.

Nick Cheesman talks to the authors of a new book on the "limited liberalism" that allows the tolerance of some minorities in Myanmar, and the exclusion of others.