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An NLD rally in Myanmar's Rakhine State. Photo: Ye Aung Thu / AFP / Getty Images

A silent minority

Why ethnic parties didn't do better in Myanmar’s elections.

Royalty and democracy in Thailand

New Mandala co-founder Nicholas Farrelly takes a look at the monarchy's ongoing role in politics.

Chinese megaprojects and the vote

Could controversial projects like the Myitsone dam be back on under NLD rule?

Still better than Thaksin?

The Thai junta hasn’t rid the country of dodgy politicians; it’s simply taken their place.

Myanmar after the vote: what happens next?

Experts forecast what to expect in the wake of the NLD's landslide election win.

Sunshine and shadows

After the NLD's Myanmar election win, Nicholas Farrelly asks what role is there for those who missed out on the chance to vote.

The silenced river

In northern Laos a new dam has major implications for local villagers.

Southeast Asian snapshots

From mangled marathons to charity cases that aren't, Mish Khan brings you the best and worst from the region.

Notes on a Naypyitaw cockfight

Olivia Cable reports from a brawl of the bantams in Myanmar's capital.

Attachak Sattayanura.

Academics face unjust detention in Thailand

Call for support for scholars targeted by ruling military junta.

The crisis behind ‘A Kingdom in Crisis’

Mish Khan and Nicholas Farrelly recap a recent war of words over book on Thai monarchy.

Vietnam’s draft media law

Media control a line in the sand for communist party conservatives.