As the rescue operation takes on unprecedented proportions, stories of true heroism are assuming Buddhist undertones.

Jayeel Cornelio talks to Nicole Curato about the under-appreciated level of religious diversity in the Philippines.

A movement making piety cool for youth alienated from traditional religious organisations has become a national phenomenon in Indonesia.

On 'black campaigns', the Islamic vote, and upcoming presidential elections.

The GE14 result reflects PAS' enduring influence, yet the PH parties together with IKRAM and ABIM offer a viable ‘Islamic alternative’ for pious Muslim voters.

The ‘cari makan’ or a rent-seeking political culture may be the hardest thing to reform in Malaysia, even under a reformist government. And human nature will make this almost impossible to do.

There are strong indications that Teerasak Longji submitted a petition for royal clemency. But unlike those condemned before him, his plea for clemency was rejected by His Majesty the King.

Why are new forms of spirit mediums proliferating under the NCPO's rule? การกลับมาของร่างทรงในยุคขาลงของรัฐบาลทหาร 4.0 สะท้อนความไม่มั่นคงในชีวิตของคนไทย

With the expulsion of the Rohingya largely a fait accompli, the world must face up to engaging with a very different Myanmar.

PoP's completely biased top picks for the 2018 Asian Studies Association of Australia (ASAA) conference

The reasons behind several recent demotions and arrests of high-ranking Bangkok monks are more politically conniving than simply an attempt to “purify" the sangha.

New Mandala's Philippines editor talks to Jonathan Miller about his new biography of the president.

Part two of Anon Chawalawan's compilation of the activist inventiveness that has survived the NCPO's four-year rule.

Apocalyptic portrayals of the country's future distract us from what its real problems are, and how to address them.

A forgotten cultural frontier reveals Indonesia's version of mid-century modernism

Trying out a more sophisticated measure of how religious intolerance varies across Indonesia's provinces.

The Myanmar-China relationship has a surprisingly volatile history, with much at stake for both parties.

While the royal wedding in the United Kingdom was partly extolled in Thailand as a symbol of the British monarchy's adaptability, the royalists’ perception of the Harry-Meghan wedding reflected a desire for their own monarch to be more absolute.

The persecution of one of the junta's most outspoken supporters, Buddha Issara, demands explanation

สี่ปีคสช.: สัญลักษณ์และประดิษฐกรรมแห่งการท้าทายอำนาจรัฐทหาร Activists never intended to use sandwiches during protests—it was the authorities themselves who seized upon sandwiches in 2014, making an unintended contribution to anti-authoritarian emblems.

Ben Dunant reviews "North Korea and Myanmar: Divergent Paths", which paints Myanmar and North Korea regimes less as outposts of tyranny and more as rational actors.