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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

Thais in exile

Kannikar Petchkaew profiles four Thais who have sought refuge abroad since the coup of May 2014

Thai Coup: A normal way of life

Chatwadee Rose Amornpat makes a strident argument for the abolition of the lese majeste law

A Spanish lesson for Indonesia’s 1965

Aboeprijadi Santoso compares the experiences of Spain and Indonesia in getting to grips with historical violence

Remembering the work of Professor Andrew Huxley

Melissa Crouch reflects on the late Andrew Huxley's significant contribution to the study of law in Myanmar/Burma