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International Luke Hunt 4 October 2017 Is China’s harsh brand of media control serving as a role model for its neighbours?
International Thomas Kean 22 September 2017 With the National League for Democracy and the military looking ahead to the next election, pressure from the West is having limited impact in Myanmar International Antonia Finnane 5 September 2017 China’s conundrum in the Asia-Pacific creates an opportunity for Australia Essays & reportage David Fettling 7 August 2017 After Singapore’s early years of turmoil, how are its residents living in an era of peace and prosperity? International Amrita Malhi 31 July 2017 In alliance with former enemies, the pugnacious ex-prime minister is reshaping Malaysia’s political landscape
International Michael Leach 14 July 2017 Although another power-sharing government seems likely, generational factors could play a larger than expected role
Tom Greenwell 11 May 2017 Recent events have revealed the power of the asbestos industry – and, in Indonesia, a powerful determination to fight it International Edward Aspinall 18 April 2017 Will sectarian divisions decide Jakarta’s election for governor this week? Thomas Kean 27 March 2017 By-elections later this week could intensify pressure on the governing National League for Democracy International John Fitzgerald 19 January 2017 Donald Trump undermines the global rules-based order at America’s own peril, and Australia risks being caught in the backwash
International Julian Thomas 18 November 2016 Internet connections have surged in the region, but cost has re-emerged as a constraint for many users
National affairs Sam Tyrer 2 November 2016 The Bali Process on forced migration made progress this year, but will governments implement its recommendations? International Christine Horn & Raine Melissa Riman 19 October 2016 Affordable electronics are beginning to provide solar power to rural Malaysia where large-scale projects have failed International Kerry Brown 24 August 2016 If China won’t compromise over the South China Sea, it risks becoming damagingly isolated, writes Kerry Brown Thomas Kean 15 November 2015 Myanmar’s election came down to a vote against authoritarianism, writes Thomas Kean in Yangon. This week the National League for Democracy,…
International Amrita Malhi 25 September 2015 With a terror alert issued and the country’s redshirts threatening to riot, Malaysia’s intractable political crisis has come to a head, writes Amrita Malhi
International Michael Barr 14 September 2015 Shortcomings in the Singapore government’s performance were trumped by fears about life after the People’s Action Party, writes Michael D. Barr International Michael Barr 3 September 2015 A tired government faces a splintered opposition at this month’s election, writes Michael D. Barr, and fresh ideas are at a premium International Dan Slater 30 July 2015 The only way out of Malaysia’s malaise is to introduce the reforms first demanded by the reformasi movement in the late 1990s, writes Dan Slater Thomas Kean 8 June 2015 Without letting the government off the hook, we need to recognise the pressures that influence Myanmar’s policies in Rakhine State, writes Thomas Kean in Yangon
International Antje Missbach & Anne Mcnevin 14 April 2015 Stopping the boats masks a bleak waiting game for refugees and asylum seekers stranded in Indonesia, write Antje Missbach and Anne McNevin
Ross Tapsell 31 March 2015 In Indonesia, executions are less about effective policy and more about feelings of nationalism and sovereignty, writes Ross Tapsell in Jakarta Essays & reportage Chris Lydgate 27 March 2015 For a decade and a half, Lee Kuan Yew’s People’s Action Party had held every seat in the Singapore parliament, writes Chris Lydgate. Then the maverick lawyer… International Michael Leach 18 February 2015 Monday’s swearing in of a “remodelled” government signals a significant shift in East Timorese politics, writes Michael Leach Books & arts Jacqui Baker 4 December 2014 Two new books capture the diversity of Indonesia, writes Jacqui Baker. But does something get lost in the detail?
National affairs Antje Missbach & Anne Mcnevin 5 November 2014 Australia is sending dubious messages to Indonesian fishing communities, write Antje Missbach and Anne McNevin
National affairs Anne McNevin, Damir Mitric, Klaus Neumann & Savitri Taylor & Peter Mares 13 October 2014 It’s time to fundamentally rethink Australia’s approach to asylum seekers, free of narrow assumptions about what’s politically feasible, write Anne … Books & arts Graeme Dobell 25 July 2014 A contest is under way, writes Graeme Dobell, but it will be more like a nineteenth-century battle than a twentieth-century clash International Ross Tapsell 16 July 2014 The polarisation of Indonesia’s media during the election campaign has renewed the debate over the nexus between proprietors and politics, writes Ross Tapsell International Edward Aspinall 4 July 2014 Despite his protestations to the contrary, Prabowo Subianto is determined he will seek a popular mandate just this once, write Marcus Mietzner and Edward Aspinall