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Striving for safety

Charlotte Setijadi finds Indonesia's ethnic Chinese minority united on the need for security, but divided on how to get it.

Jangan tertipu – Prabowo (masih) ingin menghapus pemilihan presiden secara langsung

Prabowo masih bertekad untuk mencari mandat dari rakyat hanya sekali saja.

Siamese dreams in the time of the junta

Marc Saxer argues that what Thailand needs is a shift to provide equal opportunities for all to fully participate in politics

Indonesian presidential candidate Joko Widodo and his mother pray at his father's tomb. Photo by AFP.

Campaign spirit

The dead have been drafted into worldly matters of the living and Indonesia's presidential race.

Mixed messages

Rianne Subijanto asks, what are the would-be presidents trying to tell us?

Rumour, religion and riots in Mandalay

Those promulgating rumours are responsible for flaming Myanmar’s ongoing Muslim-Buddhist unrest

Jokowi and Prabowo reflect a decade of frustrations with SBY

The rise of Jokowi and Prabowo can be explained by SBY's inability to get things done and show leadership, writes Jeffrey A Winters.

Indonesians are not idiots

Despite concerns over presidential candidate Prabowo Subianto, Indonesia's democracy will be just fine, writes Elizabeth Pisani.

Don’t be fooled – Prabowo (still) wants to get rid of direct presidential elections

Despite protestations to the contrary, Prabowo is seeking a popular mandate just the once.

The TPP: Najib Razak’s Gordian Knot

The TPP is diametrically opposed to the government's economic philosophy. What are Premier Najib Razak's options?

Anti-democratic? Prabowo’s response

Presidential candidate Prabowo Subianto responds to New Mandala regarding doubts about his commitment to democracy.

Prabowo Subianto: pilihlah aku, tetapi sekali saja

Menurut Edward Aspinall dan Marcus Mietzner, Prabowo berniat merombak sistem demokrasi yang dibangun di era pasca-Soeharto.