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From Duterte to Marcos Jr: a forum

The new president and the rule of law, the judiciary, patterns of political mobilisation, and media and disinformation.

RISE 2: Considerations of saltwater, fish, mangroves & people, oil & plastic

From remote Torres Strait to mega-cities like Jakarta, enforced climate refugee status continues to increase.

Simultaneous street art campaign for cage-free farms in 7 major Indonesian cities

Success is also closely linked to the public support of consumers who care about animal welfare and demand better standards.

Digital contention in post-coup Myanmar

Social media dissidence has likely facilitated a civil disobedience movement with greater grassroots support than ever—a development that the Tatmadaw might find difficult to halt.

Brewing for democracy: digital activism & the #MilkTeaAlliance

Digital activism, identity, and transnational contentious politics

Academics call on Government to protect stranded Myanmar students

A group of academics is urging the Federal Government to grant humanitarian protection visas to a small cohort of gifted students.

The network origin of the Thai youth revolution

Since 2014, young activists have set up underground spaces across Thailand, laying ground for today's movements

‘Other Possible Worlds’ Contemporary art from Thailand

Investigating urbanisation, the environment, inequality, and the political rights and duties of Thai people.

SDGs in North Sumatra: climate action, peace, justice, and institutions

...local government appears to be taking no clear steps toward mitigating natural disasters and climate change.

Fragrant Frontier: The editors’ account

...a borderland–frontier in a state of flux, where social and environmental trajectories are diverse, dynamic, and consequential...

NBSEAS talks to Jonathan Saha on “Colonizing Animals: Interspecies Empire in Myanmar”

Saha brings together the emerging field of animal studies with the more established field of postcolonial studies.

Bullets and ballots: violent politics and extremism in southern Philippines

Violence was avoided this election, but is more likely in the 2025 BARMM regional elections