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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

Bringing Malaysia back to the “middle”

Moderate Malaysians should band together to save Malaysia from the extremists.

Jokowi. Image by Iskan Badai.

New president, old politics?

How much of the ‘new’ politics of president-elect Joko Widodo will get through Indonesia’s transfer of power, asks Hamish McDonald.

Wisdom of General Prayuth

Pavin Chachavalpongpun examines the Prime Minister's ideas about tackling problems facing Thailand

Competition: Speaking of Southeast Asia

New Mandala co-founder Nicholas Farrelly announces a new competition for regional wordsmiths seeking immortality