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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.

Manila’s motorised mayhem

Cars cause chaos for commuters and cost Philippines a truckload.

Making sense of Myanmar’s continuing conflicts

All the details on the 2015 Myanmar/Burma Update Conference at ANU on 5-6 June 2015.

The luxury of space in Naypyitaw

Soaking up the penthouse view in Myanmar's increasingly urbane capital.

A missing boat and a missing voice

How the Rohingya have been cast adrift by all and sundry.

Ethnic politics from the capital

With 135 official ethnic categories, Nicholas Farrelly writes that Myanmar's ethnic politics take up a lot of space, even in Naypyitaw

A happy end for Abhisit

Occasional New Mandala commentator, and very minor royal, Nuat Namman Na Thoeng provides a tribute to Abhisit's extraordinary electoral record.

Rule-breaking and the Rohingya

How Australia's 'stop the boats' policy is prolonging the Rohingya's suffering.

The Rohingya and regional failure

ASEAN fails in efforts to be 'people-centred' when it comes to Rohingya refugees.