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Princess Pa’s thesis

How a bus driver uncovered an essential read on criminal justice and fairness in Thailand.

Supporters at a Workers' Party rally. Photo: Abdul Rahman/ Wikimedia commons.

Surveying Singapore’s snap elections

Short campaign to be shaped by opposition's woes, voters' dilemma and viral media.

Women crucial to Myanmar’s democratic transition

Are women’s rights being sacrificed for security and political stability?

Bersih 4 from both sides of the barricades

Meredith Weiss offers key lessons from Malaysia's recent rallies for clean politics.

Myanmar and the world’s next mass atrocity

Why the region must act now to help the Rohingya.

Were the Grey Wolves behind Bangkok bombing?

Murat Yurtbilir assesses the likelihood of the controversial group's involvement in deadly attack.

Photo by AP.

Chinese life in Myanmar today

How can Myanmar avoid a backlash against its Chinese population, asks Nicholas Farrelly

Food and land: Indonesia’s prickly choice

Indonesia needs to urgently help the rural poor access food and maximise land use, argues John McCarthy.

Why we marched for Malaysia

Converging in Canberra for Bersih 4.0.

Berish 4 participants around KL's Dataran Merdeka (Independence Square). Photo: The Malaysian Insider.

Bersih 4.0: a win/win outcome?

Mass rallies over the weekend proved a moderate victory for both sides of Malaysian politics, argues Clive Kessler.

The medium of people power

In the wake of Malaysia's Bersih 4 rally, Ross Tapsell looks at the rise of drone journalism & social media in Southeast Asia.

Jakarta’s day of destruction

In this photo essay, Ray Yen captures powerful images of Kampung Pulo's demolition.