Academia absentia?

Podcast explores academia's disconnect with the public in a post-truth world.

Duterte and Donald’s ctrl-alt-delete

Will resetting the US-Philippines relationship put a stop to souring relations?

Language shaming in Malaysia

Tan Zi Hao takes a look at stammering tongues and postcolonial imperialism.

Two sides of the same coin

Public service in a patron-client government.

A matter of principles

Pancagila’s ‘five crazy principles’ and a rising challenge for Indonesia’s ideology.

Living in limbo

The forgotten refugees of Indonesia.

A new leaf for land rights?

Seeing the forest for the trees when it comes to indigenous rights in Indonesia.

Old men and the abuse of Thai youth

Andrew MacGregor Marshal reflects on what is wrong with Thailand's annual "Children's Day".

Indonesia and ‘transparent sex’

How the fight against LGBT has become a fight against feminism.

Reclaiming halal

Food, faith, power and big business in Malaysia.

Doctor, my eyes

Do eye surgeons turned politician bring unique vision to politics?

Justice by numbers

The rising spectre of vigilantism in Indonesia.

Is Ma Ba Tha really in decline?

Why an 'emotional story' explains the group's continued relevance.

2017 Myanmar Update

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Tough year for human rights in Southeast Asia

2016 was not a good year for the region's civil liberties, writes Bridget Welsh.

Race to the bottom

The fate of minority rights in ASEAN.

Treasure Island meets Lord of the Flies: rediscovering the Batavia shipwreck

Visiting the site of Australia's most famous shipwreck

Another year over

New Mandala co-founder Nicholas Farrelly marks the end of 2016.

The criminalisation of LGBT people in Indonesia

How sensationalism is driving the campaign against LGBT rights.

No peace without women

Female participation in Myanmar’s peace process.

Inching toward Orwell

Information warfare being waged in Thailand.

Bolstering injustice

Wiranto worsens West Papua’s prospects.

The high cost of criticism

Why Cambodia is ramping up its anti-UN rhetoric.

Engaging young learners in rural Myanmar

How inspiration and creativity is vital for Myanmar's education system.