New Mandala talks to Indonesia politics expert Greg Fealy about whether everyone got it wrong when it came to Jokowi

According to a new study, Southeast Asia performs worse on overall electoral integrity than any other region in the world

Is the battle between Indonesia's corruption commission and national police a sign of the difficulties to come for President Jokowi, asks Jacqueline Hicks.

Alicia Izharudin argues that every public endorsement of rape in Malaysia will have a ripple effect across society

Scott Rawlinson wades into a discussion about Khmer women, sexualisation and gender

Keeping death row inmates alive one of the best chances of success in Joko Widodo’s war on drugs

Andrew Selth surveys the changing landscape of publishing about the Southeast Asian nation

Clive Kessler reflects on the qualities of Tok Guru and how they influenced his academic work

Why the claim to represent all Malaysians by the ruling regime? Alwyn Lau offers an explanation.

Greg Lopez offers brief words as another iconic Malaysian leader, Tok Guru Nik Aziz, passes away.

Mohamed Nawab analyses the implications of the Anwar Ibrahim verdict on the key players.

New Mandala interviewed Malaysia specialist John Funston about the trial and conviction of Anwar Ibrahim

As Joko Widodo's presidency of promised reform is already at risk of descending into farce, writes Hamish McDonald.

Mariam Koslay takes a close-up look at the experiences of Jakarta's traffic jockeys

Co-founder of the Assistance Association for Political Prisoners, Bo Kyi, introduces a new campaign

James Gomez and Robin Ramcharan highlight the findings of a recent journal special issue

Clive Kessler's third and final article investigating the links between Islam, violence and Southeast Asia.

Olivia Cable highlights an intriguing and unexpected connection between Australian and Myanmar politics

Clive Kessler's second of three articles exploring the history of Islam, violence and Southeast Asia

New Mandala co-founder Nicholas Farrelly has an overview of Aung San Suu Kyi's prospects in the year ahead

Dr Poh Soo Kai provides a response to the High Commissioner of Singapore to Australia's latest rejoinder

Nicholas Farrelly offers a brief analysis of military self-perception in Thailand

Jarni Blakkarly reports on a recent protest in Jakarta and the wider #SaveKPK movement

Nicholas Farrelly is turning a regular spotlight on some of the big issues in Myanmar's ongoing political transformation