Everyday political action shows democracy can work amidst constraints, in the aftermath of a tragedy.
Thailand’s long-anticipated submarine deal has hit yet another snag
What maritime threat does Thailand face that surface ships cannot handle more effectively and cheaply?
The women entrepreneurs of early modern Vietnam
Their contributions were fundamental to shaping Vietnam’s early modern social, religious, and economic society, but historical scholarship has neglected their experiences for centuries.
Marcos or Robredo? Assessing the dynamics of the May 2022 Philippine presidential elections
Will Leni Robredo be able to overcome Bongbong Marcos’s decisive lead in the surveys?
Effective third-sector actors in aid on the Thailand-Myanmar border
Myanmar CSOs have experience providing aid in the border areas and social capital with the war on community.
PHILIPPINES
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Citizens and civil society in the Philippines are fighting back in the legal sphere against an instrument of repression.
COVID-19 and a new social contract for education in the Philippines
The pandemic did not trigger educational access issues for those living in urban poor communities; it just made them worse.
Protests and Pandemics: Civil Society Mobilisation in Thailand and the Philippines
...creating spaces for civil society should be integral to post-pandemic recovery and reconstruction plans.
Environmental Justice in Southeast Asia
Environmental justice on New MandalaINDONESIA
VISIT THE INDONESIA HOMEPAGECoercing mobility: Territory, displacement & SE Asian Muslim Movements
Displacement is a key contributor to the trajectories of “Muslim” politics around the region...
Food availability, Indonesia’s commodity balance and the trap of Malthusian Optimism
A recent research paper casts doubt on the government’s ability to accurately determine available supplies.
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Proactive engagement, people-to-people connections, developing mutual trust and respect is essential to protect Perth for the future.
Peace, prosperity, progress? The Paris Peace Agreements
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VISIT THE MYANMAR HOME PAGEThe Centrality of the Civil Disobedience Movement in Myanmar’s Post-Coup Era
Humanitarian work without the recognition of the CDM will provoke public distrust and rejection.
Dispossession, deforestation and deceit in Myanmar
Past attempts to attain palm oil self-sufficiency resulted in widespread extortion and the theft of lands from local communities around the country.
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On their 100th anniversary the CCP received two congratulatory messages from Ethnic Armed organizations (EAOs) in northern Myanmar are noteworthy
ART DESIGN AND ARCHITECTURE IN SOUTHEAST ASIA
Visit the ARTSEA homepageMALAYSIA, SINGAPORE AND BRUNEI
VISIT THE MALAYSIA HOME PAGE“Semut: The Untold Story of a Secret Australian Operation in WWII Borneo”
"....when you actually sit down and look at what happened, the locals were key participants in all of these war activities."
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Literary translations between languages becomes a conscious, if not political, effort to let one another be heard within the national context.
Scholarly Journeys: Substation and Singapore’s Academia
The Substation as we know it may be history, but its significance should not be written as an obituary.
Pop! Perspectives on the Past
Visit the Perspectives on the Past homepageLAOS, VIETNAM, TIMOR LESTE AND MORE
The Kafala system and Vietnam’s domestic workers: Corruption and a Silenced Press
Insufficient legal revisions, corruption and press suppression in Vietnam leaves domestic workers vulnerable in Saudi Arabia.
Going under? Belt and Road megaprojects and sovereign debt in Laos
Financial ruptures have flowed on from an aggressive dam-building spree in Laos.
Living Art under attack in Timor-Leste: Arte Moris
The eviction of the young nation's only art school has shown who holds the real power in Timor-Leste.
CAMBODIA
VISIT THE CAMBODIA HOME PAGE“Human dignity” in Cambodian law, policy and civil society advocacy
Significant differences arise around how “human dignity” is defined and protected, and what it requires of states, non-state institutions and citizens.
The impact of COVID-19 on the civil society sector in Cambodia: a year on
The voices of and inputs from communities and civil society in national strategic development planning have not been heard.
The Spirit of China in Cambodia
As Chinese influence intensifies, Cambodians are trying position themselves in relation to this new tide of values.
BOOK REVIEWS
New Books in SEAsia Studies: David Brenner’s ‘Rebel Politics’
Highlighting the hidden social dynamics and everyday practices of political violence, ethnic conflict, rebel governance and borderland politics.