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Myanmar’s brutal crackdown: who is in charge?

An inside look at Myanmar's response to student protests and what it says about the country's democratic transition.

Discipline and duty

Matt Schissler reports on student protests, violence and social media in Yangon.

Jokowi: modern man of the people or divine clown?

From high hopes to dashed expectations - Joko Widodo's aura is already tainted.

Laclau and populism in Malaysia

Alwyn Lau suggests that populism is effective for mobilisation but not for building meaningful relationship.

IIS Quran distribution – one response

Joshua Woo outlines reasons why Malaysian Christians should accept the Quran given to them.

Academic freedom in Thailand

With the summary dismissal of Dr. Somsak Jeamteerasakul by Thammasat University, a new campaign has been launched

Religion and atheism: the need for dialogue

The lack of engagement between religious and non-religious communities must be remedied

V-Day resistance to the junta’s coercive regime

Aim Sinpeng analyses the most important anti-government rally since Thailand's May 2014 coup

A fatal mistake

Having accepted the validity of Indonesian laws it is still important to recognise their flaws from both a humanitarian and academic point of view.

Strategic imperatives for Australia-Indonesia relations

According to John Blaxland, clemency for Andrew Chan and Myuran Sukumaran has a solid strategic rationale

The unfulfilled promise of Joko Widodo

New Mandala talks to Indonesia politics expert Greg Fealy about whether everyone got it wrong when it came to Jokowi

Southeast Asian elections worst in the world

According to a new study, Southeast Asia performs worse on overall electoral integrity than any other region in the world