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Farewell and good riddance to 2017, and thanks to all New Mandala contributors and readers throughout the year.

Revisit our 20 most-read posts published throughout the year.

Amid challenges to NGO participation in peace process, churches have filled the void.

In insisting that “animist” faiths be given a lower status than “religion”, Islamic leaders ignore how the false divide between them was constructed in the first place.

A review of the refurbished Singapore History Gallery at the National Museum of Singapore.

Jokowi moved quickly to shift a controversial armed forces chief into retirement. The 2019 elections were at the front of his mind.

Nasihat dari seorang wartawan Indonesia bagi kawan-kawannya yang meliput isu-isu Papua.

The public face of Cambodia's exiled CNRP leadership on surviving and regrouping after Hun Sen's crackdown.

The novelist's work remains a useful window on the politics of freedom of (and from) speech in Singapore.

CONFERENCE | JAKARTA
"Civic space, human rights, and the trajectory of democracy in ASEAN countries"

On the reunion of 2016’s anti-Ahok protests: the ‘awakening’ of Islamic identity means togetherness to some, and division to others.

Lee Kuan Yew isn't to blame if Singapore's political class can't let go of him.