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Renovation rescues and unrequited love

Australia needs to stop feeding Jakarta’s sense of self-importance.

Soldiers inspect the body of a suspected insurgent after a clash with Marines at a navy base in Narathiwat province, southern Thailand. Photo: The Nation.

Ending conflict in Thailand’s Deep South

Why Thailand's south needs a peace process and not military action.

Thai soldiers and police officers at the scene of a bomb attack in Pattani province, southern Thailand Photo: EPA.

Thailand’s unheard voices

Chronic violence and daily terror all too common in troubled south.

Tourism and terror in Thailand

Bangkok bombing adds a new & dangerous dimension to tourism safety in Thailand, argues David Beirman.

Life after the Bangkok blast

While shocking, immediate impact of terror attack will be limited, writes Greg Raymond.

Thai junta turning tragedy to farce

Bangkok bombing investigation incompetent and inconsistent, writes Lee Jones.

Floods and forced evictions in Jakarta

People, politics and planning collide in riverside slum Kampung Pulo.

Artists perform to raise funds for victims of Myanmar's floods. Photo supplied.

Solidarity and resilience emerge in Myanmar

Citizens rise to respond in the face of floods, report Justine Chambers & Gerard McCarthy.

Terrorism in the heart of Thailand

Michael Vatikiotis looks at the wider implications of the Bangkok blasts.

Politics and security in Thailand

In the wake of the Bangkok blasts, Zachary Abuza warns that politics should not trump a proper investigation.

Making knowledge count

Deciding research priorities should be high on the agenda for Myanmar’s new government

Who is behind the Bangkok blast?

Security analyst John Blaxland gives his take on three possible culprits.