How should we respond when heritage is damaged or destroyed?

Further isolating the Myanmar public from international perspectives will do nothing to help the Rohingya.

Scholars are meant to understand and explain the roots of atrocities. But do situations like that of the Rohingya demand that they do more?

Duterte’s violent response to local threats has reignited Mindanao’s conflicts. Regional allies should stand up to his government, not prop it up.

A new edited volume grapples with what it means to study a country caught between democracy and authoritarianism.

This article explores the life and career of one of Java's great premodern leaders: the 16th-century queen of Jepara.

The dissolution of the CNRP protects the prime minister’s position in the short term, but may backfire in the long run.

ASEAN's human rights mechanisms reflect the body's prioritising the interests of national elites. Don't expect it to be of use in resolving the Rohingya crisis.

One of Myanmar's most revered monks reassures soldiers that norms of nonviolence are suspended in the course of defending the faith.

A team of expert Makassan boat-builders constructs a padewakang

Mishandling the return of civilian evacuees risks creating new pockets of sympathy for violent extremist groups.

Putting Vietnam’s apparatchik-in-chief in his historical context.

On the distinctive energy young people are bringing to campaigns for democracy and good governance in Malaysia.

A correlation between polling stations’ location in houses of worship and support for Anies throws up some interesting questions.

It’s past time for us to ditch simplistic ideas of “civil society” and its relationship with democracy in the region.

Support for the KHUNTO party springs from pockets of deep resentment towards the post-independence elite.

Patrick Jory and Tyrell Haberkorn on the cremation of King Bhumibol.

The internet is both a factor in, and a victim of, the region’s crisis of democracy.

Snapshots from the Thai community's marking of King Rama IX's cremation.

Two Thai scholars on what the weekend's cremation of King Bhumibol signifies for Thailand.

Indonesian contemporary dance meets politics, sustainability and gender

Democracy in the region finds itself in dark days. Can anything save it?

A frank discussion on civil society and Southeast Asia's crisis of democracy.