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PoP's completely biased top picks for the 2018 Asian Studies Association of Australia (ASAA) conference

The reasons behind several recent demotions and arrests of high-ranking Bangkok monks are more politically conniving than simply an attempt to “purify" the sangha.

New Mandala's Philippines editor talks to Jonathan Miller about his new biography of the president.

Part two of Anon Chawalawan's compilation of the activist inventiveness that has survived the NCPO's four-year rule.

Apocalyptic portrayals of the country's future distract us from what its real problems are, and how to address them.

A forgotten cultural frontier reveals Indonesia's version of mid-century modernism

Trying out a more sophisticated measure of how religious intolerance varies across Indonesia's provinces.

The Myanmar-China relationship has a surprisingly volatile history, with much at stake for both parties.

While the royal wedding in the United Kingdom was partly extolled in Thailand as a symbol of the British monarchy's adaptability, the royalists’ perception of the Harry-Meghan wedding reflected a desire for their own monarch to be more absolute.

The persecution of one of the junta's most outspoken supporters, Buddha Issara, demands explanation