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Many Indonesians are hoping that Joko Widodo will spearhead a new era of clean politics once the current president wraps up his maximum second term in office
By
Sacha Passi
A climate of fear rises amongst modern Malaysians as religious authorities ramp up investigations into activities deemed "insulting to Islam"
By
Liani MK
With a reputation for self-promotion, luxury, and a life of excess, Rosmah Mansor may become the ‘sacrificial lamb’ to save her husband, former Prime Minister Najib
By
Jarni Blakkarly
After years of floundering near the foot of global rankings on a range of development indicators, Cambodia is finally taking some steps in the right direction
By
Daniel Besant
As national elections loom, Indonesia’s foreign minister talks regional diplomacy and the need for sensitivity in negotiation
By
Ismira Lutfia Tisnadibrata
Recent corruption scandals have ignited the debate about dynastic politics in Indonesia. But even experts are unsure of how to address this world of clandestine meetings and mystical martial-arts clans
By
Philip Jacobson
Are Indonesia’s young digital natives amusing themselves into a state of political antipathy, or will the latent capacity of social media be unleashed in next year’s elections?
By
George Steptoe
Attacks by extremist Muslim groups have led the government to approve a bill that harks back to Indonesia's dictatorial past, but it is NGOs that might bear the brunt of its power
By
Sacha Passi and Dene Mullen
As Australia ramps up measures to keep boat people at bay, Indonesian Defence Minister Purnomo Yusgiantoro will continue to focus on issues closer to home
By
Sacha Passi
As fish populations fall on Southeast Asia’s largest freshwater lake, some students are forced to trade books for nets while others look to break tradition with new professions
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Photo reportage by Nigel Dickinson. Reporting by Fiona Kelliher and Chea Sameang
Plus the underground press of Myanmar, the struggle for meaningful hacktivism, the modernist hold on Vietnamese architecture and marking the 46th anniversary of the fall of Saigon with a wartime reporter who saw it happen
By
Andrew Haffner
