Malaysia’s refugee policy leaves lives in limbo

Consistency and coordination key to helping asylum seekers.

Regional responses to Rohingya exclusion

ASEAN misses an opportunity to show leadership, suggests Nicholas Farrelly.

Malaysia’s refugee shame

It is time for Malaysia to respect human dignity and treat asylum seekers better.

Stability and stagnation under SBY

Living with the legacies of Indonesia's 'moderating president'.

Visions of Myanmar, old and new

Stunning images capture change and continuity in the Southeast Asian nation.

Always the ballot bridesmaid: supporters of Singapore's Workers' Party at a rally. Photo by Abdul Rahman on flickr https://www.flickr.com/photos/wp-2011-rallies/

Breaking the mould: Singapore elections 2015

Stale politics to get fresh in ballot defined by key battlegrounds, new contenders and old issues.

People eat at Yangon's KFC. Photo by AFP.

Myanmar’s middle-class bulge

Asia's newest middle class will set the pace of political change in Myanmar, writes Nicholas Farrelly.

Photo by NeilsPhotography on flickr https://www.flickr.com/photos/neilspicys/

Celebrating 50 years of Indonesia research at ANU

Indonesia Project marks major anniversary with series of special events.

The Edge Media Group publisher and group CEO Ho Kay Tat says it was a duty to pursue the truth after uncovering documents relating to 1MDB. Photo by Malaysian Insider.

Malaysia is cracking up and cracking down

Media ban for alleged corruption reporting another nail in the coffin for Malaysian politics.

Dare to dream big

Waking up to the realities of the Australia-Indonesia relationship.

Gender and Myanmar’s Kachin conflict

Female soldiers fighting for independence, fighting for recognition.

Malaysia’s deadly connection

Turning a blind eye to the links between corruption and human trafficking is costing lives.

The Republic of Siam?

Chatwadee Rose Amornpat calls for the Thai people to embrace a republican future

Dear Malaysia: Mahathir is no messiah

Manjit Bhatia asks whether the good doctor is really the cure for Malaysia's woes.

Thai royalist holds a portrait of King Bhumibol Adulyadej. Photo by EPA/ Rungroj Yongrit.

Political implications of Thailand’s royal succession

Will democracy move forward with changes to the monarchy?

Tourism and Myanmar’s missed opportunity

Foreign visitors are one way the country can quickly expand its economy.

A tale of two cities in Myanmar

Yangon and Naypyitaw show the leaps and limits of Myanmar's transformation.

The sunny side of ordinary life

Nicholas Farrelly examines the many stories of education, enrichment and contentment that have followed Myanmar's political changes

Modernising Indonesia’s military

New Mandala talks to CSIS expert Evan Laksmana about the future of the TNI.

Thailand will never have democracy unless…

The army and people must collaborate to remove 'Absolute Monarchy Dictatorship'.

The irresistible rise of Colonel Sanders

Timothy Simonson bites into KFC, democracy and crony capitalism in Myanmar.

Is Naypyitaw growing up?

New Mandala co-founder Nicholas Farrelly has a new essay on the evolution of Myanmar's capital.

The gold farmers

Nancy Lee Peluso on the promise and perils of small-scale illegal mining in West Kalimantan.

Southeast Asia’s Uighur dilemma

According to Zachary Abuza, Thailand’s return of 109 Uighurs to China bodes ill for human rights and security in the region.