On 13 February a federal court in Argentina issued arrest warrants for Senior General Min Aung Hlaing, head of Myanmar’s State Administration Council (SAC), and Aung San Suu Kyi, the former State ...

Nick Cheesman’s recently published book, Myanmar: A Political Lexicon, examined particular Burmese words and phrases as they are applicable in the current sociopolitical context. It stressed the need ...

The Chinese philosopher Kong Fuzi (“Master Kong”, or “Confucius” to Western audiences) is reported to have said about 2,500 years ago that: If names be not correct, language is not in accordance with ...

Dr Cecile Medail is a senior research officer at ANU’s Myanmar Research Centre. Her research interests include democratisation, identity politics and social movements, with a specific focus on Myanmar ...

I arrive at the office of Ajan Mala, a teacher at a Public Health School in southern Laos. We grab brooms, buckets, sponges and floor cleaner and she walks ahead of me towards the student dorm. As we ...

Radio UNTAC was established in October 1992 to inform the Cambodian people about the peace process, democratic principles and human rights. It began broadcasting on 9 November 1992 and ended on 22 ...

Caitlin Hughes is a PhD Candidate in Art History and Curatorship at the University of Melbourne. She is interested in ideas of exchange and conversation in Australia-Southeast Asia art histories.

Franz Santos teaches History at the Ateneo de Manila University and Social Sciences at the Ateneo de Manila Senior High School. He is also a teacher-trainer for the Ateneo Center for Educational ...

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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 ...

Greg Doyle is a PhD student in the School of Languages and Cultures at Sydney University. His research examines how the Australian art world understands and values Indonesian contemporary art.

Dr Rebecca Meckelburg is a research scholar and lecturer in the Development studies postgraduate program at the Interdisciplinary Faculty, Universitas Kristen Satya Wacana. Her research interests ...