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Living in sin in Singapore?

What the ban of shisha says about vice and morality in the island nation.

Myanmar’s future can be built in the interim

Engaging local people in the short-term is key to ongoing peace and change.

The rise and rise of Muslim politics

Political Islam will shape Malaysia more and more, argues Kok-Hin Ooi.

Southeast Asian snapshots

Sordid shenanigans from Australia and more silliness in our region.

Elections, parties and decentralisation in Cambodia

Reform and not clampdowns the way to win voters' trust, writes Scott Rawlinson.

The trouble with Thailand’s new democracy

Anti-junta movement needs to expand in order to dismantle dictatorship, writes Jim Taylor.

Tackling the region’s policy challenges

New issue of Asia & the Pacific Policy Studies available for free now.

Predicting Myanmar’s next president

Chit Win narrows down the field to identity the most likely candidate.

Misjudging Myanmar’s ethnic vote

Ethno-nationalism put to the test in recent elections, writes Nicholas Farrelly.

Indonesia’s Israeli passport pain

Public take exception to visa exemption.

Southeast Asian snapshots

Trolley theatrics and satay sellers face-off against terrorists; its been another wacky week in the region.

Forty years of Lao PDR: what’s next?

The double-edged sword of development, and promise of prosperity for Laos in 2016.