Social media may be making Indonesia seem more politically polarised than it is.

Jokowi's statist developmentalism isn't perfect, but it's a realistic response to the political economy barriers that have held up private investment in infrastructure.

After five years of military rule, Thailand heads to the polling booths. Follow for live updates.

How will the 2019 elections bear upon violent conflict in the Deep South?

Voters are grateful for development projects, but aren’t giving Jokowi a pass for his human rights failures.

Vannessa Hearman on a Dutch exhibition on Bali that "packs a punch".

Disputes that mark this pragmatic alliance should worry Islamists that Prabowo may disregard their demands.

General Prayuth may lead a government after elections this month, but his authority within the armed forces has long been waning.

Prabowo Subianto’s running mate is playing the long game.

A new series of perspectives on the “Malaysia Baharu” from Malaysian scholars, activists, and policymakers.

Pakatan is using state enterprise as a tool of patronage just as well as Barisan.

Fishers have become emblematic of the "wong cilik" this election, but their political engagement remains fragmented and localised.

Australian institutions and their patrons were slow to wake up to Indonesian artists, but the future looks encouraging.

Red-shirt leader Jatuporn Prompan and former yellow-shirt leader Suriyasai Katasila agree—pessimistically—that Thailand's coming elections are merely one stage in a cycle of political instability.

Despite built-in power disadvantages, women are still asserting themselves in online matchmaking.

Jokowi’s overreliance on state-owned enterprises has undesirable side-effects. But the private sector has its own problems.

The dominant counter-terrorism policy paradigm is unnecessary limiting, and sometimes counter-productive.

The latest on the ANU’s Myanmar Update conference series.

Data on killings reconfirm how pervasive electoral violence remains.

Prabowo Subianto's running mate talks to New Mandala.

Women are central to grassroots campaigning, but what counts as "women's issues" is still hopelessly limited.

Understanding Thailand's elections may require looking beyond national politics.

Politicians need to make some hard decisions to make the system financially sustainable.

A proposal to build oil drilling rigs 100 metres from an archaeological site near Si Thep Historical Park jeopardises what may be Thailand's oldest and biggest ancient city.