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

Prio Sambodho argues the Indonesian public and media have performed admirably in responding to the President's mis-steps

Burhan Gafoor, the Singaporean High Commissioner to Australia, responds to another recent New Mandala post

Indonesian politics has not been this interesting in a long time, according to Michael Vatikiotis

According to Loh Kah Seng, there was no case for the arrests and Britain bowed to political pressure in the operation

Khemthong Tonsakulrungruang argues that arbitrariness has continued to jeopardise public institutions in Thailand

Disappointing crowds at the 2015 Asian cup show Australia may not be ready to call Asia home, writes James Giggacher.

In this follow-up, Poh Soo Kai argues that Singapore would have been a better country with Barisan Sosialis.

After a recent trip to the country, Belinda Cranston asks how much is really changing in Myanmar.

Sandeep Ray reviews a film about agitators and exiles who felt that they had a rightful say in the future direction of the nation