Party-hopping and partisan polarisation have characterised the post-GE14 landscape. What are the implications?

Is Indonesia’s most popular preacher a mentor, or a closet radical?

Why riots in Wales in June 1919 are a useful resource for appreciating histories of Malay identity beyond the violence of 13 May 1969.

Can Malaysia's new government depend on its unelected Islamic bureaucracy?

Amid assassinations and forced disappearances of Thai dissidents abroad, a dissident publisher reflects on what it means to “survive” under “Democracy with the King as the Head of State".

Clouds are gathering for the hard-line Islamic group.

PoP's Cheng Nien Yuan continues her commentary on Singapore's Bicentennial.

Duterte’s success on 13 May entrenches populism further.

"Pengundi yang dilupakan: Orang Asli dan Malaysia Baru"

The results are suggestive of a growth in regional and religious divides since 2014.

Weary of Myanmar’s elite-driven peace process, some communities in Karen State are trying something different.

Two years on since Marawi's siege and the city remains in ruin. Will locals ever be able to return?

Scholars and activists discuss the region's persistent struggles with democracy at a recent ANU conference.

BN's former youth chief on how the party is adapting to opposition, and how it wins back power.

Kanokrat Lertchoosakul on Pheu Thai's drop in seats, Future Forward's electoral breakthrough and the Democrat decline

Does the change in Malaysian government provide hope for some of the world’s most diverse forests and wildlife?

Interviews with Philippine youth voting for first time reveal manifold views of election campaigns

If the government gets to decide what’s "false", abuse of anti-disinformation laws is all but guaranteed.

A creative reflection on everyday life in Duterte's stronghold.

Renewed rivalry between pluralists and Islamists coexists with catch-all patronage politics.

At the heart of the controversies over Thailand's 2019 election sits the Election Commission.

Some Indonesian politicians are taking on the industries which dominate politics in their regions. But can working in the system change much?