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National affairs Will Australia turn its back on Indonesia? Adam Triggs 13 April 2020 There’s a cost-free way for the Reserve Bank to help our largest neighbour avoid defaulting on its loans International Singapore’s early warning Michael Barr 29 March 2020 The city state learned vital lessons from its slow response to SARS, but is politics starting to interfere? International Mahathir’s choice Ross Tapsell 28 February 2020 Less than two years after its historic election win, Malaysia’s ruling coalition is in chaos. How did it come to this? Correspondents “This is the next East Timor” Nic Maclellan 7 October 2019 As Indonesia tightens its grip on West Papua, Pacific nations are pushing for a negotiated solution

International Indonesian democracy’s gathering clouds Tim Colebatch 21 September 2018 On balance, it’s been a good first term for the Indonesian president. But is he putting the gains in danger? Correspondents “When we vote, we expect change” Erin Handley & Kong Meta 30 July 2018 An inevitable election result in Cambodia has attracted international condemnation and resignation tinged with defiance among supporters of the opposition International What sort of country will Malaysia become? Tim Colebatch 16 May 2018 Can the five parties of the governing coalition reconcile very different priorities? Correspondents Cambodia’s media conundrum Erin Handley 16 May 2018 Did journalists who left the Phnom Penh Post after its sale this month make the right decision?

International Timor-Leste’s parliamentary endgame Michael Leach 5 January 2018 Only presidential action will resolve the impasse brought on by last year’s inconclusive election Books & arts ASEAN as a bloody miracle Graeme Dobell 12 December 2017 Books | Somehow, this extraordinarily diverse group of countries has held together for half a century. Can it last? National affairs Sam Dastyari and the thousands of years of Chinese history Antonia Finnane 4 December 2017 The historical record doesn’t support the claims repeated by the senator from New South Wales Correspondents No power, but plenty of symbolism Norman Abjorensen 22 November 2017 A Marcos-era project has caught the imagination of Philippine politicians who favour a return to authoritarian rule — despite its failure to produce a single watt of saleable…