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GE14 is more than just a barometer of electoral sentiment. Whoever wins, Malaysia will be a different country afterwards.

A discussion about how civil society organisations and the media are adapting to growing authoritarianism in Cambodia.

Hamzah of Barus was the foremost Malay poet of the 16th century, whose work draws deeply from Sufi imagery and philosophy.

The MD3 saga lays bare not only the DPR's attempt to shield itself from public accountability, but the dysfunctionality of governance under Jokowi.

A quick interview with a scholar of authoritarianism on what's over the horizon for Cambodia after Hun Sen's 2017 crackdown on the opposition.

Thai–Myanmar relations are on the up. But what happens to the large and still-marginalised migrant communities in Thai border towns like Mae Sot?

Welcoming the University of Sydney's Southeast Asian history bloggers to New Mandala.

A discussion on how Australia, ASEAN, and the world might support democracy and human rights in Cambodia.

New Books in Southeast Asian Studies talks to Claudio Sopranzetti about his monograph on the political role of Bangkok's motorbike taxi drivers.

Read the former Australian foreign minister's remarks made at the "Cambodia on the Brink" conference in Canberra.

Snapshots of the new socio-ecological dynamics in post-reconstruction Aceh.

PoP's archaeologist shares his experience about starting a successful postgraduate reading and research group.