Paul Chambers looks back at the politicisation of the Royal Thai Police, before turning to the palace's recent personalisation of authority over an institution often overshadowed by the military.

Future Forward successfully convinced younger Thais to give democracy another try, argues Khemthong Tonsakulrungruang.

The end of the NPA's insurgency isn't guaranteed despite what officials say.

Anti-LGBT groups merges scientific jargon with religious conservatism to deliberately obscure the larger terrain of academic debates.

In Malaysia, the ‘deep state’ is a shorthand for the perceived institutional inertia exerted by the 1.6 million strong civil service. But is it real?

It's time for an editorial change again! Read on to find messages from the outgoing and incoming editors, Becky Gidley and Elly Kent.

Thoughts from a legal expert as the Constitutional Court prepares to rule on the dissolution of the Future Forward Party.

Indonesia's environmental policies are at odds with the rhetoric around palm oil production and Indonesians are not equipped with enough information to understand the risks of a changing climate.

The ILO is making slow but sure progress towards SDGs on human trafficking and forced labour in Myanmar, writes Gary Rynhart.

Indonesia’s labour unions refer to the new omnibus legislation proposed by the government as RUU Cilaka, which sounds like the Bahasa Indonesia word for “wretched”.

Brutal violence and nasty racist politics have a long history in Myanmar. To survive, people compartmentalise.

Previously politically disengaged members of the population are joining organised political activity alongside older red shirt activist groups.

A reflection on China-Myanmar relations ahead of Xi Jinping’s visit on 17 January 2020.

Democracy 2.0 in ASEAN must consider the invisible threat of elite capture and build new tools to fight it.

A critical reflection on the emergence, dominance and legacy of Java’s historic ‘empire’.

What does world heritage inscription mean in a country where human rights abuses are ongoing?

The top posts of 2019 and end of year thanks.

"Very few MP candidates actually call themselves “true believers” in the Future Forward ideology."

A reflection on the Jokowi and Prabowo campaign strategies and how they unfolded.

The role of youth and students has been sidelined in the history of the resistance movement.

Around 3,000 public servants have volunteered to attend intensive “boot camps” at a military base in Bangkok.

A glimpse into the current state of mother tongue education and its connections to the broader ethnic reconciliation process.

Extremist labels are being utilised to repress criticism, strong-arm opponents and silence challengers of the Indonesian government.

What do the late King Bhumibol and former Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra have in common? They're both alumni of Catholic private schools.