8 April 2012
The big powers were on the minds of ASEAN leaders meeting in the Cambodian capital, writes Norman Abjorensen in Phnom Penh
26 March 2012
While international attention has focused on the main personalities negotiating historic changes in Burma, the national legislature has begun flexing its muscles, writes our …
International
23 March 2012
The Tien Lang affair has had unprecedented coverage in Vietnam’s normally closely controlled media
International
8 March 2012
Recently returned from Burma, Nicholas Farrelly looks at a series of remarkable changes, and the journey ahead
Essays & reportage
3 February 2012
Logging has changed remote Sarawak in many ways, but the aftermath can produce a new kind of isolation, writes Christine Horn
National affairs
21 December 2011
The weekend’s boat tragedy makes the need for regional cooperation more urgent than ever, writes Savitri Taylor. The good news is that real progress has already been made
Books & arts
21 December 2011
With the right leadership Burma could undoubtedly use its position between China and India to its advantage, writes Nicholas Farrelly
1 November 2011
A year after Burma’s first general election in two decades, our correspondent in Rangoon finds encouraging signs of political and social change
International
7 July 2011
Thailand’s new government faces the difficult challenge of keeping traditional enemies relatively happy, writes Nicholas Farrelly
International
30 June 2011
A change in leadership style is only a first step for the Philippines
Essays & reportage
30 June 2011
Compassion as a motivator for action is overrated, writes Klaus Neumann, but Go Back to Where You Came from is a reminder that it’s not a bad starting point
13 June 2011
An independent and increasingly vibrant civil society movement is developing in Burma, writes our correspondent in Rangoon
11 May 2011
Norman Abjorensen sees the first tentative signs that Singapore can move out of the shadow of Lee Kuan Yew
International
3 May 2011
Thailand’s royal family faces a divisive anniversary ahead of the next national election, writes Nicholas Farrelly
International
28 April 2011
Richard Tanter reports on a controversial intervention in Indonesian history, culture and memory
International
6 April 2011
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
National affairs
9 March 2011
If the regional asylum seeker processing centre goes ahead, the only real winner will be the Gillard government, writes Savitri Taylor
18 February 2011
Ross Dunkley headed a high-profile foreign-owned business caught up in a web of tensions, writes our correspondent in Rangoon
International
19 January 2011
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
International
31 December 2010
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
International
27 August 2010
Thailand has dropped out of the headlines but the long-term struggle for political control continues, write Andrew Walker and Nicholas Farrelly
International
18 May 2010
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
International
6 May 2010
“We have jumped forward and gone backward in the space of my adult lifetime,” says one Vietnamese woman. Norman Abjorensen reports from Hanoi
International
29 April 2010
The close links between the monarchy and the army are holding back serious reform, argues Craig J. Reynolds
International
31 March 2010
Tension is simmering in East Timor
International
20 January 2010
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…
Essays & reportage
26 November 2009
For World AIDS Day 2009, Dennis Altman surveys the key international issues in prevention and treatment
International
12 October 2009
Despite calls for tougher sanctions on Burma’s military regime, it’s time for a more creative approach, argues Nicholas Farrelly
International
31 August 2009
Vietnam’s experience shows that dealing with China is not an all-or-nothing proposition, writes David G. Marr
International
29 July 2009
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…