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Will the Village Law change rural Indonesia?

The unintended consequences of Indonesia's Village Law.

Learning about politics

In conversation with Indonesia's former education minister Anies Baswedan.

Lights, cameras, inaction

Cambodia's deteriorating political culture fuelled by narcissism and social media, writes Mish Khan.

Noel’s Story, Whose history?

Elisabeth Kramer's search for the grave of an Australian killed by the Dutch during Indonesia's war of independence

The US, Myanmar and the dragon in the background

Why Beijing benefits from softer US sanctions on Myanmar.

The war on homosexuality in Indonesia

How hetero- and homo-nationalisms are colliding in debates about LGBT rights.

The hidden cost of Cambodia’s coastal development

Locals are losing out as the dust settles on bulldozed beachfronts.

Dire straits for Malaysia’s world heritage

Why Melaka and George Town are at risk of becoming ghosts of their former selves.

Why the NLD needs deft diplomacy

It's time for Myanmar's government to cash in on Aung San Suu Kyi's global reach.

A rise in anti-Chinese rhetoric

Politics, economics and religion are to blame, writes Hew Wai Weng.

Lifting US sanctions: right or wrong?

The case for and against dropping economic restrictions on Myanmar.

A recipe for disaster?

What the closure of a food stall during Ramadan says about the challenges of decentralisation in Indonesia.