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Busting the myth that Myanmar is a sanctions success story

How sanctions can hinder rather than help human rights in Myanmar.

No end to war without women

Myanmar must bring women to the negotiating table when it comes to peace.

Justice’s slow but steady march in Cambodia

Life sentences upheld for former Khmer Rouge officials.

Malaysia, the Philippines and ASEAN

Are there still signs for optimism in ASEAN?

Crossing the line

Redrawing electoral boundaries in Malaysia another attack to democracy.

Cambodia exports can get high on cannabis

Making cannabis legal could be a real export boon, writes Jim Plamondon.

Is working legally a win-win for refugees in Malaysia?

Is the new scheme a step in the right direction?

The Art of Dating in Javanese History

How the Javanese turn chronology into a beautiful artform.

Echoes of past violence haunt Indonesia

Is history repeating itself in Indonesia?

A festival of the deprecated spirit lords of Burma

Irfan Kortschak takes an up close look at Myanmar's nat pwe debaucheries.

Myanmar bibliographies and booklists

Popular and recommended reading on the Southeast Asian nation.

Bersih 5 and the increase of the Malay discontents

What does an increased Malay turnout in the recent demonstrations signify?