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Gangsta to the roots: A Gangsta’s paradise

Sophie Lemiere explores the nexus between UMNO and gangsterism in this four part article.

Grassroots democracy made in Vietnam

Tu Phuong Nguyen discusses a public meeting in a rural hamlet where road construction is on the agenda

Multi-culturalism: the flipside of fundamentalism?

Alwyn Lau argues that fundamentalism and multi-culturalism may be one and the same phenomenon.

In search of Saman

In the first of two pieces on Aceh, Lilianne Fan reflects on the Saman dance and its place in the Gayo cultural universe

Happy New Year from New Mandala

New Mandala's end of year spectacular has some familiar faces getting their groove on

Reponse to Poh Soo Kai’s allegations

Burhan Gafoor, the Singaporean High Commissioner to Australia, responds to a recent New Mandala post

Blind spot in Buddhist Studies

Eisel Mazard looks closely at the relationship between Buddhist Studies and contemporary politics in Southeast Asia

The making of pseudo-democracy

Khemthong Tonsakulrungruang says military-style participation renders constitution drafting meaningless

Everyone is a politician

Aslam Abd Jalil argues that everyone is a politician and that our political stand is what we believe things should be

The changing face of Xanana Gusmao

It's time to re-examine the myth surrounding the Xanana Gusmao, write Angie Bexley and Maj Nygaard-Christensen.

The Praba Ganesan story

Praba Ganesan says he is a willing volunteer to support an abstract convolution called Malaysia

Koh Tao trial another litmus test

Luke Corbin suggests the Koh Tao investigation is an example of institutional discrimination against the Burmese in Thailand