Greg Lopez suggests that New Mandala readers might want to come and meet a "very dangerous" Malaysian woman.

Carlos Sardi├▒a Galache weighs in to the vigorous debate about the Rohingya and their status as a "national race"

Benjamin Day examines what the Formula One calendar reveals about shifts in global power

Doug Krugman suggests Thailand and Cambodia need reminding that renewed violence would not be welcome

Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono’s 10-year rule leaves Indonesia with mixed fortunes and a controversial legacy, writes Marcus Mietzner.

Will the Abbot administration's approach to Malaysia be a wise one for Australia in the long run?

There is still a chance that Aung San Suu Kyi can become Myanmar’s next leader, reports Belinda Cranston.

Things are looking up for Chinese Indonesian political candidates, but it all depends on where and at what level they run, writes Chong Wu Ling.

Khemthong Tonsakulrungruang asks what punishment should be imposed on the Thai junta and its supporters

Co-founder Nicholas Farrelly announces an open call for submissions from the next generation of leading Southeast Asia analysts

Moderate Malaysians should band together to save Malaysia from the extremists.

How much of the ‘new’ politics of president-elect Joko Widodo will get through Indonesia’s transfer of power, asks Hamish McDonald.

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