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Silencing the media in Malaysia

Is there any chancing of ending a long history of stifling free speech?

Morality and LGBT rights in Indonesia

Homophobic local bylaws make a marginalised community more vulnerable.

A pressing concern

Amrita Malhi examines what's behind the expulsion of Australian media from Malaysia.

Myanmar’s next president

Trevor Wilson on the country’s likely leaders and how they are likely to lead.

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?