Should we recognise humanity in another species?
Seeking a “zone of safety”
How Indonesia's 'state care' is making beggars, buskers and the homeless more vulnerable.
Urban exclusion in Southeast Asia
When it comes to urban planning, lines of exclusion and inclusion need to be redrawn.
Ceremony and pomp in Papua
Ministerial visit shows that Jokowi's government still lacks genuine solutions when it comes to troubled region.
Jakarta left all at sea by island clash with China
What the South China Sea reveals about Indonesia's foreign policy.
Australian politician pens awful Orientalist erotica
'Sexy' war story would have Said in a lather - for all the wrong reasons.
Sustaining anti-Chinese sentiment in Jakarta
Don't be "arrogant with power" senior army general warns.
Jokowi’s Papua policy deeply flawed
Disconnect between Jakarta and provinces could widen under current presidency.
Morality and LGBT rights in Indonesia
Homophobic local bylaws make a marginalised community more vulnerable.
To TPP or not to TPP – that is Jokowi’s question
Should he sign up to the world’s largest trade agreement?
Polishing the plin-plan president
Jokowi may look good in batik but he ain't cut out for the president's office, writes Duncan Graham.
Unity in (sexual) diversity?
Indonesia's five 'founding' principles wrongly used to deny rights to same-sex people, writes Kate Walton.
Jakarta and terrorism’s top dogs
Latest attack an attempt to create new leadership among Southeast Asia’s militants.
Indonesian fires lit by dysfunctional democracy
Corrupt and greedy local leaders must be checked to avoid more disasters.
So near, so far and growing apart
What's to blame for poor Australia-Indonesia relations, asks Duncan Graham.
Democratic contraction in Southeast Asia
Bridget Welsh surveys the rise of a worrying trend in the region.
New Mandala’s 2015 in review (and Christmas dance)
Scandals, succession, secret payments and more; here are our top articles for the year, and some festive dancing.