John Monfries reports that one of the last kingdoms of Java has tentatively embraced female succession.
Aung San Suu Kyi’s visit to China
Visit will define the nature of future relations between the two countries, whatever the outcome of Myanmar's elections.
Beef and prejudice
Australian responses to cattle slaughter in Indonesia and Vietnam show our bias when it comes to our neighbours.
Is Myanmar divided?
Tamas Wells reports from the many dimensions of conflict session at the 2015 Myanmar/Burma Update.
On the border, spite is no answer
Nicholas Farrelly suggests Bangladesh and Myanmar should be able to negotiate favourable terms with donors.
ANU Thai Studies conference keynote address
Thongchai Winichakul speaks on how Thais educated abroad influence Thai academia and Asian studies.
Building trust key to peace
Amy Doffegnies and Cecile Medail report from the first borderlands and conflict session at the 2015 Myanmar/Burma Update.
Rohingya crisis: cause for optimism
Is a regional solution for the Rohingya outflow really unachievable?
The Thai junta’s doublespeak
Thailand's NCPO have made doublespeak a central strategy of its rule and turned it into an art of absurdity.
Future lies in reconciling the present with the past
HE U Khin Aung Myint outlines the path for political reform in Myanmar.
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Making sense of the rule of law
The clash between the rule of law and law and order in Myanmar's courts.
Rohingya stalemate tests Myanmar
In his Myanmar Times column this week Nicholas Farrelly examines anti-Rohingya sentiment
PM Najib remarks on Rohingya
Nicholas Farrelly offers a quick summary of the Malaysian Prime Minister's remarks at #29APR.
Democracy worship in Thailand
Simplistic arguments are in danger of neglecting the complexities of democracy and ignoring roadblocks to its ‘return’.
New Mandala appoints new editor
Today we announce the appointment of James Giggacher as editor of New Mandala
Rohingya as a regional conundrum
Nicholas Farrelly suggests that Myanmar's reputation is being damaged by its response to the Rohingya crisis
Rohingya crisis: nothing from nothing
Friday's summit in Bangkok achieved little. It also shows that states that can’t help others, can’t help themselves.
Indonesia and the Rohingya: de-legitimising democracy?
How the Asian migrant crisis is putting democratic credentials to the test.
Naypyitaw stories: from street trader to hotel manager
Olivia Cable talks to a 26-year-old about how he made his life in Myanmar's capital.
Islam and the state in Myanmar
Melissa Crouch on the politics of belonging in Myanmar and the need to reframe understanding of the nation’s Muslim populations.
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