The ABC should establish a new relationship with an Indonesian partner, enabling Australians to learn that this humane cause is shared by our close neighbours.
Student activism in Philippine Catholic Universities: A brief history
Students and universities have had an active role in social organization and social change throughout the history of the Philippines.
COVID-19 flights to nowhere: radical escape or radical reimagining of the everyday?
The illusion that the domestic space is only a site for social reproduction is over, but what will replace it?
Cambodia, Laos and their contribution to a new era in Southeast Asian security cooperation
With Cambodia and Laos loyal allies of China, Southeast Asia needs a new approach to security cooperation.
Age of Empires II: Rise of the Rajas – playing the past in Southeast Asia
For better or worse, players and game designers are part of the project of making Southeast Asian history.
The gentrification of Chulalongkorn University
On the displacement of the traditional communities and vendors who reside on land owned by Thailand's oldest university.
Hypocrisy or imagination? Pseudo-pluralism in Indonesia
The Indonesian government's approach to Islamic outliers simultanesously marks them as dangerous and fails to protect the vulnerable from harm
Singapore: A Modern History – Faizah Zakaria speaks to Michael Barr on his new book
Michael D. Barr critiques the foundational timeline of the state-sponsored history known as the ‘Singapore Story.’
From ‘being Thai’ to ‘being human’: Thailand’s protests and redefining the nation
The People’s Party 2020 is redefining the nation by withdrawing the condition of "Thainess".
When Will Indonesia’s Film Industry Recover?
COVID-19 interrupted a boom for Indonesian cinema: their rate of recovery may be a bellwether for other sectors.
COVID-19 is eroding Indonesian local media’s role as watchdog
Local media are failing to supervise regional Indonesia, with many relying on government PR budgets or politicians’ fresh cash.
Governing a pandemic: centre-regional relations and Indonesia’s COVID-19 response
The current arrangements slow initial local responses without a corresponding payoff.
Sarawak state elections: testing the times
Conventional wisdom supports an incumbent win, but will GPS face any serious opposition as they take state nationalism to the polls?
EOI close this week! Southeast Asian researcher looking at gender & sexuality? New Mandala is looking for you.
Funded by the ANU Gender Institute, NM's latest project offers workshops in developing a short video using readily available devices. Get your EOI in before 12 Dec.
The role of neighbourhood leaders in Indonesia’s COVID-19 response
Neighbourhood leaders enjoy high levels of public trust but concerns about legitimacy and conflict limit the extent to which they can implement COVID-19 restrictions.
The pro-democracy monks joining Thailand’s protests
"The protesting monks question the Sangha Council’s silence toward radical right-wing monks but relentless effort to suppress democratically minded ones."
What is new in the old pattern of Indonesia’s student movement?
Novel phenomena emerge as students find common ground with workers, but there are risks.
Mental illness in Malaysia: the imperative to destigmatise
The Ministry of Health needs to make the strategic leap from awareness to research and intervention.
Eviction and urban resistance in Bandung
An urban development program has supported a boom in commercial property construction and displaced poor urban communities, sparking an upsurge in resistance
The desertion of Cambodia’s spirits
Spirits and forests are disappearing as a new, consumerist way of relating to the land literally gains ground.
The 2020 Myanmar election: resetting the role of civil society organisations
The current restricted environment for CSOs, especially those advocating on human rights and accountability, is almost certain to continue in post-2020 Myanmar.
Incumbents with attitude in Indonesia’s local elections
Incumbents at the local level can be an obstacle to the political plans of wealthy and well-connected players, even in uncontested elections.
Thailand’s protests and preventing a ‘second 6 October’
The rising wave of peaceful protests in Thailand has reached a critical juncture where the state’s response will determine whether another event of mass bloodshed is written into Thai history.