Myanmar must move beyond highly personalised political drama, writes Nicholas Farrelly.

Who's who in the communist state's new leadership team.

Should we recognise humanity in another species?

Many doubt whether this year’s chair of ASEAN is up to the job.

Freedom of the press is under threat with case against local reporter.

How a grassroots voting project could revive Malaysia's democracy.

Philippines presidential candidate’s comments on Australian victim leave a bad taste.

How Indonesia's 'state care' is making beggars, buskers and the homeless more vulnerable.

New government needs to focus on workers' rights and conditions, writes Trevor Wilson.

Return to 'lawfare' as one side of politics uses constitution to attack the other.

When it comes to urban planning, lines of exclusion and inclusion need to be redrawn.

Transition from closed command to open economy could yield big returns.

It’s time to take a longer view on a complex issue, writes TF Rhoden.

Cartoons lampooning Thai royal family spark major backlash.

Ministerial visit shows that Jokowi's government still lacks genuine solutions when it comes to troubled region.

ANU public seminar to examine deepening crisis.

An authoritarian system set up to let unpopular and weak leaders rule -- no matter what.

Why Thailand can learn a lot from a potential Trump presidency.

A war on outsiders in the self-styled ‘abode of peace’?

More beer choices give a taste of what's to come for a country thirsty for change.

Proposals due by 30 June 2016.

Youth takes the lead for sustainable economic growth, reports Scott Rawlinson.

Shadowy leader from the past will still influence Myanmar's future.

What the South China Sea reveals about Indonesia's foreign policy.