The characterisation of China as a “passive Black Knight” makes sense of this apparent dichotomy. While China will shore up ...

Cod Satrusayang asks what Thailand's Hitler controversies tell us about the country's preoccupation with figures of authority.

Greg Lopez is a research fellow at Murdoch University Executive Education Centre and New MandalaтАЩs Malaysia and Singapore section editor.

New Mandala provides anecdote, analysis and new perspectives on Southeast Asia. It devotes its attention to the politics and societies of Southeast Asian countries, and their connections with one ...

On Friday 28 March at 5:40pm in Australia, I received a Telegram message from my mother, back home in Yangon, in our family chat. She said “Hi”, and I responded back, “hello”. The next message was, ...

Who can submit to New Mandala? We seek contributions from academics, students, journalists, activists, professionals and anybody with expertise and interesting opinions on the politics, culture, ...

A recent report has touted the economic contributions of Grab and its related activities at nearly RM10 billion, or 0.5% of Malaysia’s GDP, in 2023. The foreword by Malaysia’s Minister of Digital ...

Nick Nostitz lived and worked in Thailand for 23 years as a photojournalist and writer, and has contributed extensively to New Mandala’s coverage of Thai political life and conflict since 2008. His ...

Election results show that material comfort trumps civil liberties and political participation.