Norman Abjorensen sees the first tentative signs that Singapore can move out of the shadow of Lee Kuan Yew
11 May 11 Comments (0)Thailand’s calm before the storm?
Thailand’s royal family faces a divisive anniversary ahead of the next national election, writes Nicholas Farrelly
03 May 11 Comments (0)Indonesia’s dangerous silence
Richard Tanter reports on a controversial intervention in Indonesian history, culture and memory
28 Apr 11 Comments (0)Filep Karma and the fight for Papua’s future
The detention of Filep Karma – one of more than 130 Papuan and Moluccan political prisoners in Indonesian jails – highlights the deep problems of Indonesian rule in Papua, writes Richard Chauvel
06 Apr 11 Comments (0)Asylum seeker processing in East Timor: a solution for whom?
If the regional asylum seeker processing centre goes ahead, the only real winner will be the Gillard government, writes Savitri Taylor
09 Mar 11 Comments (0)The last foreign publisher in Burma?
Ross Dunkley headed a high-profile foreign-owned business caught up in a web of tensions, writes our correspondent in Rangoon
18 Feb 11 Comments (0)Family problems
In the wake of the resignation of prime minister Bouasone Bouphavanh, Martin Stuart-Fox looks at politics and corruption in the Lao People’s Democratic Republic
19 Jan 11 Comments (1)Beyond Burma’s stalemates
New parliaments and a new year – Nicholas Farrelly looks at the challenges for Burma and its democracy movement as the military attempts to remake the country’s image
31 Dec 10 Comments (3)Thailand’s bad men and the challenges for Abhisit Vejjajiva
Thailand has dropped out of the headlines but the long-term struggle for political control continues, write Andrew Walker and Nicholas Farrelly
27 Aug 10 Comments (2)Bangkok: how did it come to this?
The red shirts’ failure to agree to a November election pointed to a deeper loss of faith, with fatal consequences, write Andrew Walker and Nicholas Farrelly
18 May 10 Comments (7)Two faces of gender equity in Vietnam
“We have jumped forward and gone backward in the space of my adult lifetime,” says one Vietnamese woman. Norman Abjorensen reports from Hanoi
06 May 10 Comments (4)Behind the Thai crisis
The close links between the monarchy and the army are holding back serious reform, argues Craig J. Reynolds
29 Apr 10 Comments (4)Sects, lies and videotape
Tension is simmering in East Timor, reports James Scambary, and it’s time for the government to start delivering justice, security and oppportunities
31 Mar 10 Comments (0)Identity politics
Attacks on Christian churches in Malaysia tell us more about shifting political faultlines than about religious attitudes in this multi-ethnic, multi-faith society, writes Amrita Malhi
20 Jan 10 Comments (4)HIV/AIDS: the global outlook
For World AIDS Day 2009, Dennis Altman surveys the key international issues in prevention and treatment
26 Nov 09 Comments (0)Rethinking the Burmese sanctions
Despite calls for tougher sanctions on Burma’s military regime, it’s time for a more creative approach, argues Nicholas Farrelly
12 Oct 09 Comments (0)Vibrations from the north
Vietnam’s experience shows that dealing with China is not an all-or-nothing proposition, writes David G. Marr
31 Aug 09 Comments (0)Indonesia’s new leadership: the Australian connection
The tragic Jakarta bombings earlier this month should not distract our attention from the good news coming out of Indonesia, including an important Australian connection in the new leadership, argues Hal Hill
29 Jul 09 Comments (0)Burma’s general objectives
We forget to ask the obvious question, writes Nicholas Farrelly: how have the generals managed to stay in control for so long?
10 Jul 09 Comments (0)The perils of peace
Former rebels have come to power in Aceh but they now face the twin challenges of winning greater autonomy from Jakarta and controlling corruption in their own ranks, writes Edward Aspinall
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