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Not business as usual in Malaysia

Najib and nation both bruised by new and rough political terrain, writes Bridget Welsh.

Horror headlines, tourism and the Thai junta

Military masters are paying lip service to foreigners' safety, writes Paul Sanderson.

Universities in a democratic Myanmar

Democracies need open and vibrant education systems, writes Nicholas Farrelly.

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.