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Dear Malaysia: Mahathir is no messiah

Manjit Bhatia asks whether the good doctor is really the cure for Malaysia's woes.

Thai royalist holds a portrait of King Bhumibol Adulyadej. Photo by EPA/ Rungroj Yongrit.

Political implications of Thailand’s royal succession

Will democracy move forward with changes to the monarchy?

Tourism and Myanmar’s missed opportunity

Foreign visitors are one way the country can quickly expand its economy.

A tale of two cities in Myanmar

Yangon and Naypyitaw show the leaps and limits of Myanmar's transformation.

The sunny side of ordinary life

Nicholas Farrelly examines the many stories of education, enrichment and contentment that have followed Myanmar's political changes

Modernising Indonesia’s military

New Mandala talks to CSIS expert Evan Laksmana about the future of the TNI.

Thailand will never have democracy unless…

The army and people must collaborate to remove 'Absolute Monarchy Dictatorship'.

The irresistible rise of Colonel Sanders

Timothy Simonson bites into KFC, democracy and crony capitalism in Myanmar.

Is Naypyitaw growing up?

New Mandala co-founder Nicholas Farrelly has a new essay on the evolution of Myanmar's capital.

The gold farmers

Nancy Lee Peluso on the promise and perils of small-scale illegal mining in West Kalimantan.

Southeast Asia’s Uighur dilemma

According to Zachary Abuza, Thailand’s return of 109 Uighurs to China bodes ill for human rights and security in the region.

Uncle Sam and Uncle Ho

Hunter Marston argues that as China rises, the US and Vietnam are building closer ties.