Mahathir no solution for Malaysia’s mess

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

Why Najib Razak is still in power

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

Nightclubs and nepotism in Singapore

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

ASEAN deconstructs

A multilateral mess that threatens the region's security.

A comment on comments and bone-crunching tackles

Play the ball and not the man or woman.

A massive mistake for a Marcos at mass

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

Mindanao after the Philippines presidential elections

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

Challenging times for Thai tourism

Can Thailand maintain its reputation as a safe destination?

Misplaced affection for Myanmar’s old days

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

Ryamizard’s proxy wars

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

Thailand’s new politics and a double wrecking ball

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

The myth of the popcorn gunman

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

Peace in President Thein Sein’s time?

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

An education in captivity

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

Corruption, corpses and Cambodian cops

Back from the dead to plea for his murderers.

Who are the ‘Naypyitawrians’?

Nicholas Farrelly looks at a new identity in a new Myanmar.

To TPP or not to TPP – that is Jokowi’s question

Should he sign up to the world’s largest trade agreement?

Duckweed and the dilemma of Singapore’s opposition

Will more non-elected members of parliament bolster or hamper the country’s long-suffering opposition, ask Stefan Tan.

Ritualism and the erosion of human rights

States in the Asia-Pacific increasingly pay lip service to protections they sign up to.

Thailand’s iron fist and an academic’s family

Pavin Chachavalpongpun on the abuse he and his family are facing from military rulers.

Myanmar: where civil society and democracy collide

Will Myanmar's civil society help or hinder political change?

The Thai princess and her loo by the lake

When nature calls waste is no issue for a royal.

Why the NLD needs to look beyond city lights

Prosperous and peaceful provincial towns should be the priority for the NLD, writes Nicholas Farrelly.

Futuristic shoes a kick in the guts for Philippines poor

Social media stomps all over presidential candidate son's choice of footwear.