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Presidential election a page turner

Why Jokowi's election win matters and what comes next for Indonesia's seventh president.

Interview with Angie Ngoc Tran

Ivan Franceschini talks to Angie Ngoc Tran about how to improve the working and living conditions of Vietnamese workers

The local-merit President

Wawan Mas’udi charts Joko Widodo’s meteoric rise from furniture maker to president

Thailand’s Constitution: An Empty Text

Khemthong Tonsakulrungruang, a constitutional law scholar, asks why did it take two months to write an empty text?

Idul Fitri: the view from Yogyakarta

Angie Bexley with a selection of choice shots from Idul Fitri.

House of Cards Part III

Stephen Sherlock examines what the controversial MD3 bill says about Indonesia's upcoming parliament.

Jokowi win good for Australia

Indonesia presidential election result good news for Australia, says expert.

We was robbed

There are good reasons to treat the Prabowo camp's claims of massive voter fraud with caution.

The dhimmi and an old new “rationale”

If a principled legalism has no strong roots in the sentiments of the nation’s people, on what basis can it be secure?

Jokowi vs Prabowo: tight-run race a turning point

Edward Aspinall and Marcus Mietzner discuss what Jokowi's presidential wins means for the future of Indonesia's democracy.

Snapshots of results day

How the New Mandala crew in Jakarta saw yesterday's announcement of official presidential election results.

The vulnerability of Malaysia’s legal discourse

The impact of an impoverished legal discourse on the Federal Constitution and human rights.