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PoP's Cheng Nien Yuan continues her commentary on Singapore's Bicentennial.
Singapore’s online falsehoods bill will deepen a culture of self-censorship
If the government gets to decide what’s "false", abuse of anti-disinformation laws is all but guaranteed.
How Deng and his heirs misunderstood Singapore
Chinese elites have looked to Singapore as a model throughout much of the reform era, but have failed to understand what made the city-state tick.
New Mandala’s most read in 2018
Revisit the 20 most popular articles published at New Mandala this year.
The uses and abuses of Singaporean history
A falsified version of Singaporean history has found resonance among the conservative fringe in Latin America.
Wielding the purse strings of Southeast Asian civil society
Illiberalism at home, and pro-market ideologies abroad, are putting pressure on Southeast Asian civil society organisations' financial health.
Lee Morgenbesser on ‘Behind the Façade’
The New Books in Southeast Asian Studies podcast explores the idea that elections can be instrumentalised by dictators to reinforce their rule.
Perspectives on the Past at New Mandala
Welcoming the University of Sydney's Southeast Asian history bloggers to New Mandala.
Singapore’s mystifying political succession
Why is the PAP sidelining the most worthy candidate to succeed Lee Hsien Loong?
To infinity and beyond: the Singapore History Gallery (review)
A review of the refurbished Singapore History Gallery at the National Museum of Singapore.
Gopal Baratham: “Orwell of the Orient”
The novelist's work remains a useful window on the politics of freedom of (and from) speech in Singapore.
Governing Singapore, beyond Lee Kuan Yew
Lee Kuan Yew isn't to blame if Singapore's political class can't let go of him.
Southeast Asian cyberspace: politics, censorship, polarisation
The internet is both a factor in, and a victim of, the region’s crisis of democracy.
Old dominance, new dominoes in Southeast Asia
Democracy in the region finds itself in dark days. Can anything save it?
‘Ghosts and Spectres – Shadows of History’ at the NTU Centre for Contemporary Art: A Review/Memory
A personal account of the author's visit to this exhibition, foregrounding both her construction of state narratives and the curatorial staging of narratives in the gallery.
The ending of The Art of Charlie Chan Hock Chye… and what it says about history-telling
An embodied response to Sonny Liew's graphic novel and what it reveals about history-telling.
An American in Singapore: Devin Smith on the story of Lim Bo Seng
A personal account of an American musician and videographer grappling with the historical biography of Singapore's Lim Bo Seng.
Tough year for human rights in Southeast Asia
2016 was not a good year for the region's civil liberties, writes Bridget Welsh.
Singapore PM throws Trump major ‘shade’
Hearty congratulations shines a prescient light on dark days for democracy in the US of A.
Confronting ‘Chinese privilege’ in Singapore
Can coming face-to-face with a complex issue ensure justice, equality, and racial harmony?
Farewell to a King
Michael Leadbetter reports on the funeral for the King of Cambodia & the passing of the King of Thailand & Lee Kuan Yew.
