New book provides eyewitness account of country's incredible reforms.

Don't be "arrogant with power" senior army general warns.

Disconnect between Jakarta and provinces could widen under current presidency.

Najib and nation both bruised by new and rough political terrain, writes Bridget Welsh.

Military masters are paying lip service to foreigners' safety, writes Paul Sanderson.

Democracies need open and vibrant education systems, writes Nicholas Farrelly.

Is there any chancing of ending a long history of stifling free speech?

Homophobic local bylaws make a marginalised community more vulnerable.

Amrita Malhi examines what's behind the expulsion of Australian media from Malaysia.

Trevor Wilson on the country’s likely leaders and how they are likely to lead.

Hopping into bed with former PM is an act of narrow-interest desperation.

A flawed political system and power vacuum keeps scandal-hit PM in office.

PM's son crashes the party, everyone else goes home.

A multilateral mess that threatens the region's security.

Play the ball and not the man or woman.

Widow of former dictator accidentally honours victims of her late husband.

Peace needs long-term solutions and not populist, vote-seeking rhetoric.

Can Thailand maintain its reputation as a safe destination?

Nostalgia misses the costs that came with long-term economic paralysis, writes Nicholas Farrelly.

Muhamad Haripin on the dangers of linking LGBT rights in Indonesia with war.

Christine Gray on Thaksin, the Crown Prince and the shake up of the old regime.

Nick Nostitz reflects on the sentencing of one of the Laksi shooters.

Why ending conflict with a collective of armed forces is vital to Myanmar's future.

Edith Mirante reports on a Malaysian boarding school escape with tragic consequences.