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Looking at protests to assess the country's political transition.

How Jokowi has kept hardliners in check.

Could the Trump White House brew American cronyism in the way of Asia?

Why the LGBT label runs the risk of erasing other non-normative sexual identities in Indonesia.

Food as heritage: The origins of peranakan cuisine

How can a newly democratic country face up to its problematic patriarchy?

Kipling’s Road to Mandalay and what it says about Burmese exotica and the British Empire’s decline.

Why Ahok should brace for more racial and religious politics in Jakarta's race for governor.

Witnessing persecution against Myanmar's Muslim minority.

Can a new Sangha Raja heal the country’s Buddhist order and politics?

How Australia can keep afloat as Trump torpedoes global order.

An unusual test case for tolerance in Indonesia and Ahok's resilience.