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The fate of minority rights in ASEAN.

Visiting the site of Australia's most famous shipwreck

New Mandala co-founder Nicholas Farrelly marks the end of 2016.

How sensationalism is driving the campaign against LGBT rights.

Female participation in Myanmar’s peace process.

Information warfare being waged in Thailand.

Wiranto worsens West Papua’s prospects.

Why Cambodia is ramping up its anti-UN rhetoric.

How inspiration and creativity is vital for Myanmar's education system.

Mount Bromo shows its darker side at this haunting Hindu festival.

New Thai Privy Council points to more of the same.

On the ground insights from the anti-Ahok rallies

The role of social media in a hotly debated democracy.

ASEAN’s struggle to be accepted and respected on the world football stage

Najib’s political strategy in the lead-up to the next general election

What will changes to the minimum wage mean for the Thai working class?

How recent protests attracted hundreds of thousands.

What an unusual community in Singapore says about people power.

Failing in the responsibility to protect.