Pavin Chachavalpongpun examines the Prime Minister's ideas about tackling problems facing Thailand

New Mandala co-founder Nicholas Farrelly announces a new competition for regional wordsmiths seeking immortality

DAP member of parliament, Tony Pua provides an assessment of Malaysia, one year on since GE13.

Khemthong Tonsakulrungruang reflects on the wasted opportunities of Thailand's new parliament

Ray Yen captures some of the colour and drama from the ruling confirming Jokowi's victory.

Busarin Lertchavalitsakul charts Shan migrants’ experiences of ID card procurement and their mixed fortunes travelling between Thailand and Burma.

Maxensius Tri Sambodo goes local and looks at the potential impact of the village fund on Jokowi's presidency.

VIDEO: Can a cash-strapped Jokowi deliver on his election promises?

Images from Yogyakarta as Indonesia celebrates Independence Day.

Jokowi's personal vision of what ails Indonesia and how it can be cured may be flawed, warns David Henley.

Meredith L. Weiss suggests that political coalitions of different Malaysian groups are likely to remain a necessity

Disputes from the legislative election in April offer hints about how it will deal with the presidential election result

Jokowi has to overcome three immediate economic challenges, write Stephen Howes and Robin Davies

New polling shows there's little evidence the electorate divided on the question of democracy.

China’s rise means the US will turn a blind eye to Burma’s limited democracy, writes Gareth Robinson.

Removing all energy subsidies would free up much needed cash for Indonesia, write Stephen Howes and Robin Davies.

There's still a lot of the old order in Indonesia's democracy and political parties, writes Stephen Sherlock

Sandeep Ray contrasts the very different outcomes from elections in two of the world's largest democracies.

The Yudhoyono years are a mix of good outcomes and bad policy, write Stephen Howes and Robin Davies.

Only Allah knows why those who seek the "Truth" in Islam often have ominous ends.

Ross Tapsell looks at the result of Indonesia's presidential election with Ariel Heryanto and Edward Aspinall.

Muslims do not need the ulama?

Kassim Ahmad - a genuine intellectual.

The People's Tribunal's found that that there are systemic flaws in the laws, processes and institutions entrusted to manage elections in Malaysia.