Scandals, succession, secret payments and more; here are our top articles for the year, and some festive dancing.

Twitter tantrums in Indonesia and graft-y golf in Malaysia; Mish Khan wraps up the week that was.

It is hard to think of a moment when Myanmar’s prospects ever looked this good.

Despite the saying, the dogs will always bite you, writes Chatwadee Rose Amornpat.

Latest lese majeste case a double warning, writes Christine Gray.

Ideology, rent seeking, and a lucrative mine contract.

Have hardline monks lost their political power in Myanmar?

The insidious creep of fascism in contemporary Thailand.

Rise of identity politics could mean more violence.

Thinking differently about environmental reform in Cambodia.

Aficionados and acolytes confirm a system built on avarice, writes Manjit Bhatia.

Tributes to Trump and lost Lexus cars in Cambodia: Mish Khan wraps up the week.

Nicholas Farrelly looks at Myanmar's military and its changing role.

Interview with Giuseppe Gabusi on the economic, political and policy challenges ahead.

Ariel Heryanto pays tribute to the late scholar and his ongoing legacy.

Leadership and vision lacking on strategic Asia issues, writes Donna Baker.

Gregory Cathcart critiques Robert Taylor's views on ethnicity and voting in Myanmar.

Pavin Chachavalpongpun heckled by Thai ultra-royalists during Yale University talk.

A long history of gendered power relations leave sex workers dangerously vulnerable today.

Tortured Timor still bears wounds 40 years after Indonesia’s invasion.

Dismissing the views of others as 'crazy' isn't helpful, writes Tamas Wells.

From unholy insults to wacky witchcraft, Mish Khan brings you the best and worst from the region.

After their election win, the NLD grapples with competition and policy, writes Nicholas Farrelly.

Move from authoritarian towards totalitarian UMNO rule can't be halted, writes Manjit Bhatia.