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Observations on what many are calling Malaysia's answer to Indonesia's 212 movement.

In its rhetoric the MILF "is forced to walk a tightrope between two extremes", seeking credibility as a negotiator and as champion of Islam.

In both countries, ugly populist politics is a direct result of legitimate concerns about crime and corruption.

A despatch from Brisbane, where an eclectic selection of Indonesian works stands out at the APT.

"Many were emotionally triggered by this part-testimonial, part-theatrical, and part-documentary theatre"

"We are drawn into the lives of four characters, each with a separate monologue"

The play highlights "raw and conflicted stories based on real lives in the drug war".

"Tao Po invites us to listen to four people’s intimate accounts of the [Philippines'] drug war."

Introducing a series of short reflections on Tao Po, a one-person play that grapples with the Philippines' drug war.

The second reunion of the 2016 anti-Ahok rally was a show of force from FPI ahead of elections.

Some big-picture reflections on regime type, ethnic diversity, and ethnic exclusion.

How can Thailand “move on” from a decade of mass political contestation—unrest which was halted, but hardly resolved, by large-scale state violence and the military’s eventual seizure of power?