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Initial thoughts on Bangkok bombing

At times of such confusion, there are no immediate answers to questions about who, what and why

Students from the University of Yangon. Photo by Olivia Cable.

The ‘political science experiment’

Will Myanmar's people be key to a successful transition, asks Olivia Cable.

Thai elitism and hierarchy

Chatwadee Rose Amornpat looks at title and honour in Thailand’s latent caste system.

Watch the enemies from your own side

Some analysis of what the changes at the top of Myanmar's Union Solidarity and Development Party may mean.

Lèse-majesté today

New Mandala co-founder Nicholas Farrelly asks, can anything be done about the chilling effect of Thai law?

Some kind of feeling

Matt Schissler looks at the links between Myanmar's floods, Facebook and Buddhist-Muslim violence.

Peeling back the layers of Pekida

Sophie Lemiere argues the ties between the underworld and politics in Malaysia have never been clearer.

Crime and punishment under the Thai junta

Wad Rawee charts a worrying turn for justice in Thailand.

The taming of the NLD… by the NLD

Is Aung San Suu Kyi a lame duck in wolf's clothing?

Myanmar and the politics of disaster

The coming election will be contested in the sodden ground left behind after the floodwaters recede.

Code REDD+ in Cambodia

Rural poor are being abandoned by the climate change scheme, argues Tim Frewer.

Law and conflict in Myanmar

Anxiety about law reform is highlighting problems in the country’s political transition, writes Melissa Crouch.