Julia Mayer recounts watching the ancient North Malaysian dance-theatre known as Mak Yong.

Thongchai Winichakul asks important questions about upcoming academic events.

Is Indonesia's new castration policy ethical?

Muhammad Zulfikar Rakhmat and Muhammad Beni Saputra discuss the implications of Indonesia's mainstream media being controlled by oligarchs.

Manjit Bhatia writes on why the Sarawak poll results mean the death of Malaysia's opposition coalition.

Nicholas Farrelly suggests that Myanmar’s biggest changes are probably still to come.

Angie Tran explores what the the US/Vietnam Labor Side Agreement means for workers' rights in Vietnam.

Andrew Selth discusses how matchbox labels provide a glimpse into the culture of colonial Burma.

Carlo Filippini on the key differences between ASEAN and the EU and the relationship's trajectory.

Why the US needs to strengthen its economic ties with Southeast Asia.

The second part to Jeremy Mulholland's series on the rise and ruin of the KPK

Jeremy Mulholland details the rise and ruin of Indonesia's Corruption Eradication Commission.

Zachary Abuza on the madrassah behind Thailand's Islamic insurgency.

Nicholas Farrelly looks at some options for reforming ethnic classification in Myanmar

A failure to focus on leadership promotes deep flaws in education.

Hew Wai Weng explores various aesthetic forms that are popular among middle-class Muslims.

Corinne Purtill recounts her time spent interviewing Cambodia’s isolated indigenous communities

Max Grömping analyses the challenges to electoral integrity in Singapore and Myanmar.