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PM Najib remarks on Rohingya

Nicholas Farrelly offers a quick summary of the Malaysian Prime Minister's remarks at #29APR.

Democracy worship in Thailand

Simplistic arguments are in danger of neglecting the complexities of democracy and ignoring roadblocks to its ‘return’.

New Mandala appoints new editor

Today we announce the appointment of James Giggacher as editor of New Mandala

Rohingya as a regional conundrum

Nicholas Farrelly suggests that Myanmar's reputation is being damaged by its response to the Rohingya crisis

Rohingya crisis: nothing from nothing

Friday's summit in Bangkok achieved little. It also shows that states that can’t help others, can’t help themselves.

Indonesia and the Rohingya: de-legitimising democracy?

How the Asian migrant crisis is putting democratic credentials to the test.

Naypyitaw stories: from street trader to hotel manager

Olivia Cable talks to a 26-year-old about how he made his life in Myanmar's capital.

Islam and the state in Myanmar

Melissa Crouch on the politics of belonging in Myanmar and the need to reframe understanding of the nation’s Muslim populations.

Action needed in the Buddhist-Muslim zone

Myanmar’s troubled western borderlands are in the news again with headlines about the trade in human desperation.

Rice, repression and rule by force

Thailand’s ongoing coup culture leaves a bad taste at home and abroad.

The empire strikes back

Indonesia's oligarchs are flexing their muscles. But to what extent were they defeated by Jokowi in the first place?

Re-shooting the elephant

A fast-changing Myanmar must bed down peace and end decades of civil war if it hopes to cement the progress of recent reforms.