NEW MANDALA

JULY 18. 2025

“Japanese First” politics creates fears for Indonesians

Caught in the middle of a new politicisation of Japan’s migration program

JULY 16. 2025

Rescuing Malaysian higher education from neoliberalism

Failing to learn the lessons from failures abroad

JULY 8. 2025

Beyond the “Berkeley Mafia”

On the rise of banker and investor technocrats in Indonesia

JULY 4. 2025

JULY 2. 2025

Attapeu’s new city pillar: worship, develop, unite!

Enshrining spiritual, political and economic powers in Southern Laos

JUNE 24. 2025

Art in a time of democratic abeyance in Thailand

On “Memory Complex”, a new exhibition in Bangkok

JUNE 23. 2025

Indonesia’s democracy is becoming reactive. Is that good?

Social media offers an ersatz form of accountability

JUNE 22. 2025

Remembering Anthony Reid

Southeast Asian studies has lost one of its most compelling voices

JUNE 15. 2025

Fragile paradise: Bali and volcanic threats to our region

The destruction of centuries past should focus the region on preparing for Indonesia’s next mega-eruption.

JUNE 13. 2025

Extracting value, losing ground: the critical minerals boom in Palawan

Indigenous lands, livelihoods and unique ecosystems are at threat

JUNE 10. 2025

Sea space, conflict and state building in Sulawesi

What happened when global markets arrived in two seaweed-fishing villages

MAY 29. 2025

Indonesia’s new economy of speed

Why are millions of Indonesian workers taking up methamphetamine?

MAY 28. 2025

Amid the midterms, realignments and cognitive dissonance

Voters are remaking political contestation while rewarding old names

MAY 20. 2025

Imee Marcos claims the family legacy

Leveraging the Marcos Sr legacy to advance her political standing—even at her brother’s expense?