"Thai Citizens Against Dictatorship" with their open letter condemning the interim constitution.

Gerry Van Klinken on the limits and possibilities of a Jokowi presidency.

Why Jokowi's election win matters and what comes next for Indonesia's seventh president.

Ivan Franceschini talks to Angie Ngoc Tran about how to improve the working and living conditions of Vietnamese workers

Wawan Mas’udi charts Joko Widodo’s meteoric rise from furniture maker to president

Khemthong Tonsakulrungruang, a constitutional law scholar, asks why did it take two months to write an empty text?

Angie Bexley with a selection of choice shots from Idul Fitri.

Stephen Sherlock examines what the controversial MD3 bill says about Indonesia's upcoming parliament.

Indonesia presidential election result good news for Australia, says expert.

There are good reasons to treat the Prabowo camp's claims of massive voter fraud with caution.

If a principled legalism has no strong roots in the sentiments of the nation’s people, on what basis can it be secure?

Edward Aspinall and Marcus Mietzner discuss what Jokowi's presidential wins means for the future of Indonesia's democracy.

How the New Mandala crew in Jakarta saw yesterday's announcement of official presidential election results.

The impact of an impoverished legal discourse on the Federal Constitution and human rights.

What's happening down at the KPU?

Law as discourse in Malaysia -- what is it, the sources of its power and the contradictions.

Paul Fuller writes that a sense of bewilderment is often apparent when news of violence in Sri Lanka and Burma appears

Inaya Rakhmani looks at how innovative online initiatives may have increased transparency in the vote-counting process.

Alex Arifianto on why Muhammadiyah youth went all in for a Prabowo presidency.

What is discourse, and why is Malaysia discourse poor?

MyKuasa is a project to change voting attitudes in Malaysia, beginning with the states of Perak and Selangor. This is its first report.

Olivia Cable offers an analysis from Mandalay, which is on the frontline of recent religiously-inspired conflict

Stephen Sherlock looks at the real effects of party fragmentation in the legislature

Justin Snyder compares the official campaign financing reports of Indonesia's two presidential contenders.