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Captain Nat and the wheels of Thai justice

Des Ball offers an assessment of recent criminal matters involving the Border Patrol Police

Law and irony in Thailand

New Mandala co-founder Nicholas Farrelly reflects on recent efforts to clamp down on free academic expression

You can meet Ambiga in Australia

Greg Lopez suggests that New Mandala readers might want to come and meet a "very dangerous" Malaysian woman.

Rohingya and national identities in Burma

Carlos Sardi├▒a Galache weighs in to the vigorous debate about the Rohingya and their status as a "national race"

Singapore Grand Prix and soft power

Benjamin Day examines what the Formula One calendar reveals about shifts in global power

Watch the border…

Doug Krugman suggests Thailand and Cambodia need reminding that renewed violence would not be welcome

SBY’s mixed legacy

Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono’s 10-year rule leaves Indonesia with mixed fortunes and a controversial legacy, writes Marcus Mietzner.

Malaysia Day

Will the Abbot administration's approach to Malaysia be a wise one for Australia in the long run?

Game over for Aung San Suu Kyi?

There is still a chance that Aung San Suu Kyi can become Myanmar’s next leader, reports Belinda Cranston.

Good returns for Chinese Indonesians

Things are looking up for Chinese Indonesian political candidates, but it all depends on where and at what level they run, writes Chong Wu Ling.

Corruption scandal: Junta failing its first test

Khemthong Tonsakulrungruang asks what punishment should be imposed on the Thai junta and its supporters

Writing for New Mandala

Co-founder Nicholas Farrelly announces an open call for submissions from the next generation of leading Southeast Asia analysts