Articles by James Giggacher

Can Jokowi recover from Australian and international outrage?

The case of drug offenders on death row shows that a lack of compassion in Indonesia and Australia wins the day (and ends lives).

Insight on drugs, the death penalty and the execution of foreigners in Indonesia

Activist-journalist Myint Zaw has won the ‘Green Nobel’ for his campaign to save Myanmar's Irrawaddy river through art.

New Mandala talks to Indonesia politics expert Greg Fealy about whether everyone got it wrong when it came to Jokowi

Disappointing crowds at the 2015 Asian cup show Australia may not be ready to call Asia home, writes James Giggacher.

As Anwar Ibrahim's fate hangs in the balance, Malaysia's democratic chances are slipping further away, writes James Giggacher.

New Mandala's co-founder Nicholas Farrelly discusses the state of democracy and politics in Malaysia with an opposition MP

It may be old, but it is still gold! New Mandala gives you everything you need to know about Indonesia's newly inaugurated president, Joko Widodo.

A new book shows how regional organisations like ASEAN are helping spread human rights in Asia.

VIDEO: Can a cash-strapped Jokowi deliver on his election promises?

Images from Yogyakarta as Indonesia celebrates Independence Day.