...globally there are many places where innovation is happening in television and in other forms of media, and the Philippines is definitely one of those places.

Social distancing and travel bans won’t save Thailand from COVID-19 writes Anthony C. Kuster.

Where to now for Myanmar Studies? New Mandala co-founder Nicholas Farrelly reflects on a rapidly changing field.

While community level developments show a rise in engagement with democratic culture, the government appears to extending the reach of repressive legislations and ignore hate speech and intolerance.

A discussion on the power and limits of colonial racial categories; Hadramis, Sayyids and Sharifas in maritime Southeast Asia; modernity and cultural hybridity; the descendants of Arabs in the Malay world today;

Recent experience suggests that once Myanmar sees itself as isolated and victimised, it can be much harder to influence to change its approach on the Rohingya.

Malaysia has another new government; Tricia Yeoh looks at the ramifications of past leadership approaches on the new coalition's future.

Research shows most voters use shortcuts to assess public policy. Afrimadona argues that in Jakarta, the leader associated with the policy is key, even if voters might lean elsewhere with different information.

Paul Chambers looks back at the politicisation of the Royal Thai Police, before turning to the palace's recent personalisation of authority over an institution often overshadowed by the military.

Future Forward successfully convinced younger Thais to give democracy another try, argues Khemthong Tonsakulrungruang.

The end of the NPA's insurgency isn't guaranteed despite what officials say.

Anti-LGBT groups merges scientific jargon with religious conservatism to deliberately obscure the larger terrain of academic debates.

In Malaysia, the ‘deep state’ is a shorthand for the perceived institutional inertia exerted by the 1.6 million strong civil service. But is it real?

It's time for an editorial change again! Read on to find messages from the outgoing and incoming editors, Becky Gidley and Elly Kent.

Thoughts from a legal expert as the Constitutional Court prepares to rule on the dissolution of the Future Forward Party.

Indonesia's environmental policies are at odds with the rhetoric around palm oil production and Indonesians are not equipped with enough information to understand the risks of a changing climate.

The ILO is making slow but sure progress towards SDGs on human trafficking and forced labour in Myanmar, writes Gary Rynhart.

Indonesia’s labour unions refer to the new omnibus legislation proposed by the government as RUU Cilaka, which sounds like the Bahasa Indonesia word for “wretched”.

Brutal violence and nasty racist politics have a long history in Myanmar. To survive, people compartmentalise.

Previously politically disengaged members of the population are joining organised political activity alongside older red shirt activist groups.

A reflection on China-Myanmar relations ahead of Xi Jinping’s visit on 17 January 2020.

Democracy 2.0 in ASEAN must consider the invisible threat of elite capture and build new tools to fight it.

A critical reflection on the emergence, dominance and legacy of Java’s historic ‘empire’.

What does world heritage inscription mean in a country where human rights abuses are ongoing?