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Mahathir no solution for Malaysia’s mess

Hopping into bed with former PM is an act of narrow-interest desperation.

Why Najib Razak is still in power

A flawed political system and power vacuum keeps scandal-hit PM in office.

Nightclubs and nepotism in Singapore

PM's son crashes the party, everyone else goes home.

ASEAN deconstructs

A multilateral mess that threatens the region's security.

A comment on comments and bone-crunching tackles

Play the ball and not the man or woman.

A massive mistake for a Marcos at mass

Widow of former dictator accidentally honours victims of her late husband.

Mindanao after the Philippines presidential elections

Peace needs long-term solutions and not populist, vote-seeking rhetoric.

Challenging times for Thai tourism

Can Thailand maintain its reputation as a safe destination?

Misplaced affection for Myanmar’s old days

Nostalgia misses the costs that came with long-term economic paralysis, writes Nicholas Farrelly.

Ryamizard’s proxy wars

Muhamad Haripin on the dangers of linking LGBT rights in Indonesia with war.

Thailand’s new politics and a double wrecking ball

Christine Gray on Thaksin, the Crown Prince and the shake up of the old regime.

The myth of the popcorn gunman

Nick Nostitz reflects on the sentencing of one of the Laksi shooters.