Waiting in the White House lobby

Did US lobbyists get $80,000 of Indonesian taxpayers' money ahead of Jokowi's dismal visit?

The United States and the vote

Washington’s interest will wane in the wake of Sunday’s vote. But it shouldn't, writes Hunter Marston.

A press conference and the vote

Aung San Suu Kyi sets herself "above the president". Is she the mother of dragons?

Religion and the vote

Divisive issue will need to be carefully managed after Sunday's election.

Minorities and the vote

Voters in Karen State are caught between ethnic loyalties and national dreams.

A masculine Myanmar and the vote

Will elections change the male face of public life in Myanmar, asks Khin Khin Mra.

Communal violence and the vote

Race and religious tensions in Myanmar could impact Sunday's election result.

969 leader Ashin Wirathu. Photo: Al Jazeera.

Ma Ba Tha and the vote

Should the world engage with Myanmar's 'extreme monks' and newest political force?

No longer the odd man out. Myanmar President Thein Sein (third from right) with Southeast Asian leaders at the 24th ASEAN summit. Photo by AFP.

ASEAN and the vote

The regional organisation has little say but much to gain with Myanmar’s elections Sunday.

Time for the vote

This Sunday’s election marks another milestone in the slow march toward a more open and prosperous society.

Lawmakers and the vote

Could Myanmar's post-election transfer of power derail democracy. Chit Win surveys the risks.

Sea folly and US-China relations

Provocative patrols no way to turn the tide in contested South China Sea.

A man and a myth: Jokowi’s first year in power

Assessing the Indonesia president and his rule.

People's Liberation Army (PLA) Navy sailors. Photo: Wikimedia commons

Challenging China and preserving order

Beijing’s moves in the South China Sea need to be met with an assertive ‘costs imposing’ strategy.

Shining a light on police complicity in 1965

Katharine McGregor and Jemma Purdey look at the Ubud cancellations, the police and Indonesia's 1965 massacre.

The world and the vote

International interest in Myanmar's elections a major positive, writes Trevor Wilson.

Southeast Asian snapshots

From phallic Facebook posts to hot hashtags in the Philippines, Mish Khan brings you the best and worst from our chaotic region.

Sex workers and sex robots: what’s really at stake

Talk of robots only distracts from the real issues in the sex trade.

Monks march during Myanmar's Saffron revolution. Photo: Wikimedia commons

Civil society and the vote

Civil society must play an important role in consolidating Myanmar's democratic transition, writes Helen James.

Photo: Olivia Cable

Red and green rallies and the vote

Colourful rallies and a solidarity in hope set the scene for Myanmar's election.

Photo: Pierre (Rennes) on flickr https://www.flickr.com/photos/equinoxefr/

Freedom and firewalls

Peeping through the "Ka-La" of Thailand and its single Internet gateway.

Photo: UN Women Asia & the Pacific on flickr https://www.flickr.com/photos/unwomenasiapacific/

Women and the vote

Will Myanmar’s election narrow the gender gap in politics?

Photo: Dino Ahmad Ali on flickr https://www.flickr.com/photos/dinoowww/

A war on words, a murder of memory

Dark days return to Indonesia, with censorship of its dark past.

Photo: Michael Coghlan on flickr https://www.flickr.com/photos/mikecogh/

Sex robots and the sex trade

There are dangerous and disturbing links between the sex trade and sex robots, writes Kathleen Richardson.