The materiality of writing has major implications for the practice of history...When you look at a ‘medieval’ Javanese manuscript, it is almost always an 18th or 19th century copy of a copy of a copy ... and so on.

...A substantial share of the population wants debate...and a shift from the conceit of “apolitical” technocratic management.

Karen-led initiatives such as "Rice for Fish" are challenging Bangkok-centric stereotypes that ethnic minorities are lazy, backwards and in need of the state's intervention.

Extraordinary measures may in the long run jeopardize civil liberties and constitutional democracy.

In the Philippines, local governments are stepping up to cover gaps in national public health and welfare infrastructure.

What exactly was the relationship between the real Tan Malaka and his fictional alter ego?

"Most fundamentally, the study of politics requires attention to identity."

Thai laws oblige ISPs to relinquish identifying data to authorities during criminal investigations.

Singapore’s 2020 election is different—to paraphrase the words of PM Lee Hsien Loong’s label—it is ‘not normal’.

While not resource-rich, Vietnam's intelligent communication methods helped maintain zero recorded deaths from the pandemic.

The algorithms of food delivery apps incentivise riders to work harder, longer and faster—sometimes at the expense of their safety and rights.

Our knowledge of Asia, our learning, our relationships and our expertise have been under fire for the last 20 years.

In the manufacturing hub of Hlaingthaya, migrant women often live in isolation.

Some rural villages have escaped the virus so far, but downturns in tourism and market demand for produce may yet exacerbate already challenging economic conditions.

Indonesian disability activists are leading action to assess needs and advocate for the inclusivity in the government's COVID-19 response.

Reductive narratives about the Rohingya trafficked by governments, NGOs and Rohingya leaders themselves contribute to the exclusion of some refugees from rights and protection.

Infection rates appear low in NTT, but the economic impacts of the pandemic combined with poor harvest yield are potentially devastating.

Recent developments indicate that the female empowerment agenda may critically regress under Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin’s new administration.

How parties, preachers and pressure groups used social media to popularise the perception that "Islam is under threat" in Malaysia and call for a "Malay-led government"

The President's handling of the Social Amelioration Program in the regions seems to betray an intention to consolidate centralised power.

"Can Indonesia have food security without security?" Colum Graham looks at who really benefits from the government’s recent measures to address Indonesia’s food crisis.

...grounding democracy in ambág and bayanihan can help heal the polarized political landscape in the Philippines.

Filipino grandmothers often bear the brunt of providing and caring for their families. The Duterte government's COVID-19 response overlooks them.

Even years later, if I told a Jakarta taxi driver I used to teach at Satya Wacana, their face would light up: “Arief Budiman, very good!”