What the closure of a food stall during Ramadan says about the challenges of decentralisation in Indonesia.

Causes and consequences of Indonesia's alarming rate of HIV/AIDS.

Why Australia must meet Timor-Leste halfway over their disputed sea border.

‘Duty’ isn’t enough to boost Myanmar’s tax revenue, writes Gerard McCarthy.

New paper examines local elections and the future of decentralisation.

Will UN conciliation end the Timor Sea dispute?

Study finds low productivity and high conflict on shared land in some of Indonesia's poorest provinces.

Why Thailand's new constitution could lead to greater religious tension and violence.

Malaysians are rallying behind arrogance, antagonism and illiberalism.

Indonesia shows why digital literacy is just as important for Australia as Asia literacy.

More open politics and new technologies are putting much of the country back on the beaten path.

Can the Kofi Annan-chaired commission chart a path to peace and human rights for the Rohingya?

Human rights can have a place in Duterte’s war against drugs.

Why the price of rice is set for a downward spiral.

Unskilled workers are at risk of exploitation in the ASEAN Economic Community.

Indonesia’s future in the Indian Ocean.

Why does Filipino society paradoxically accept violent means to contain violence?

The country's rulers are caught between renewal and maintaining Communism with Vietnamese characteristics.

Stumbling blocks to peace at the 21st Century Panglong Conference.

Is the Philippines heading towards developmental authoritarianism?

Indonesia has a long way to go. Australia should go with it.

Whether it is 53 or 59, an old debate shows why Sabah and Sarawak may not be celebrating independence.

Will Panglong II end decades of ethnic insurgency?