Australia and Malaysia getting to know each other better.

Olivia Cable presents her first report from Naypyitaw's ASEAN summit

As Anwar Ibrahim's fate hangs in the balance, Malaysia's democratic chances are slipping further away, writes James Giggacher.

Xanana Gusm├гo’s ongoing reign continues to undercut a generation of young leaders

Antje Missbach and Anne McNevin examine the messaging in Australian-funded anti-people smuggling ads

Melissa Crouch argues there is a need for an informed and scholarly response to issues facing Muslims in Myanmar

Trevor Wilson analyses the current trajectory and offers thoughts on what will happen next

The real test for Jokowi is ensuring food security for Indonesia's poor, writes John McCarthy.

Nurhisham Hussein argues that unless significant economic reforms are undertaken, managing public finance in Malaysia will be tough

Photo-journalist Nick Nostitz provides a significant account of a top Red Shirt's funeral

The first cabinet for Indonesia's new, 'reformist' president, Joko Widodo, is striking for how bad some of the appointments are, writes Edward Aspinall.

Scott Rawlinson looks at the paradoxical nature of Cambodia's approach to asylum seekers and refugees.

Amitav Acharya argues that Indonesia's new leaders have a strong foundation on which to build their foreign policy

Sovannarith Keo looks at the persistence of violence and disquiet 18 years after the Paris Peace Agreement

In the final post in this series, Josh Wood turns his attention to the Thilawa SEZ, which has many essential ingredients for success

In this post, Josh Wood has a less than up-beat prognosis for the Kyaukphyu SEZ in Rakhine State

In the first of a three-part series, Josh Wood explains why Dawei should never have been chosen as a SEZ site

D. Hellmann-Rajanayagam and Ruediger Korff suggest that a long, trans-regional story still needs to be fully told

New Mandala co-founder Nicholas Farrelly takes a look at a new Australian television show set in Thailand

New Mandala's co-founder Nicholas Farrelly discusses the state of democracy and politics in Malaysia with an opposition MP

A Jokowi presidency is a win for Indonesia's democracy. But Indonesia got lucky by having Jokowi in the race, writes Liam Gammon.

It may be old, but it is still gold! New Mandala gives you everything you need to know about Indonesia's newly inaugurated president, Joko Widodo.

New Mandala co-founder Nicholas Farrelly highlights some recent essays on Indonesia and Thailand

In this photo-essay, Ray Yen explores an informal settlement in Jakarta during the age of Jokowi