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An important message about New Mandala comments

Published: 19/05/2017

Our editor, Liam Gammon, offers some advice on getting your comment published. The post An important message about New Mandala comments appeared first on New Mandala . Read more

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Ahok’s defeats and public debate in Indonesia

Published: 18/05/2017

Ahok's downfall should prompt new inquiry into which institutions and networks shape popular opinion, and how. The post Ahok’s defeats and public debate in Indonesia appeared first on New Mandala . Read more

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Holy places and unholy politics

Published: 17/05/2017

Ahok's support of an Islamic pilgrimage site amid Jakarta's container port illustrates the intricacies and paradoxes of Indonesia’s politics of religion. The post Holy places and unholy politics appea ... Read more

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Pemuda PAS: vanguard of Malaysian Islamist politics

Published: 15/05/2017

The ideological conservatism of young PAS cadres was on full display at the party's national congress. The post Pemuda PAS: vanguard of Malaysian Islamist politics appeared first on New Mandala . Read more

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The sago and the oil palm

Published: 11/05/2017

A report from Papua on how one indigenous community is fighting palm oil development on ancestral forests. The post The sago and the oil palm appeared first on New Mandala . Read more

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KNU power struggle poses risk to ceasefire deal

Published: 10/05/2017

The Karen National Union shows how internal conflicts within Myanmar's insurgencies can jeopardise the peace process. The post KNU power struggle poses risk to ceasefire deal appeared first on New Man ... Read more

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Indonesian Press Council fails on World Press Freedom Day

Published: 9/05/2017

The state of Papuan press freedom is dire, despite Jokowi promising openness. Indonesia's Press Council must speak. The post Indonesian Press Council fails on World Press Freedom Day appeared first on ... Read more

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Ahok’s satisfied non-voters: an anatomy

Published: 5/05/2017

There are warning signs for Jokowi in the importance of voters who were happy with Ahok's performance but voted against him on religious grounds. The post Ahok’s satisfied non-voters: an anatomy appea ... Read more

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Class dismissed? Economic fairness and identity politics in Indonesia

Published: 5/05/2017

Exit polls from the Jakarta election are a good starting point for thinking about the nexus between identity politics and inequality in Indonesia. The post Class dismissed? Economic fairness and ident ... Read more

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Despotic urbanism in Thailand

Published: 4/05/2017

How the junta's urban development plans target the poor and their politics. The post Despotic urbanism in Thailand appeared first on New Mandala . Read more

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Ian Wilson and Marcus Mietzner on the Jakarta election

Published: 2/05/2017

Ian Wilson and Marcus Mietzner interpret the Jakarta election in a public conversation hosted by Murdoch University's Asia Research Centre. The post Ian Wilson and Marcus Mietzner on the Jakarta elect ... Read more

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How Myanmar’s ‘national races’ trumped citizenship

Published: 1/05/2017

How the idea of 'taingyintha' is used to decide who does and does not belong in Myanmar's political community. The post How Myanmar’s ‘national races’ trumped citizenship appeared fi ... Read more

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Between inequality and identity in Jakarta polls

Published: 28/04/2017

Ian Wilson's correct that binary 'diversity vs. sectarian populism' narratives are unhelpful. But religious divides still matter in the politics of inequality. The post Between inequality and identity ... Read more

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‘Bottom up’ campaigning failed Ahok, and it might fail Jokowi.

Published: 27/04/2017

Hailed as a game changer in the 2012 Jakarta polls, volunteer and social media campaigns are playing an increasingly ambiguous role in Indonesian politics. The post ‘Bottom up’ campaigning failed Ahok ... Read more

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Digging up the Dutch colonial past

Published: 27/04/2017

An official Dutch inquiry will confront the bloody end of the country's colonial rule in the Indies. It will also open old wounds in Indonesia. The post Digging up the Dutch colonial past appeared fir ... Read more

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A science circus for Myanmar

Published: 26/04/2017

How a revolutionary approach is addressing major gaps in STEM education. The post A science circus for Myanmar appeared first on New Mandala . Read more

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Interpreting communal violence in Myanmar

Published: 24/04/2017

On the nature of communal violence in Myanmar, and divergent Burmese and international interpretations of its causes. The post Interpreting communal violence in Myanmar appeared first on New Mandala . Read more

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Ahok’s absurd trial won’t satisfy anybody

Published: 23/04/2017

Prosecutors' request for a suspended sentence for Ahok underscores what a political farce the legal process has been. The post Ahok’s absurd trial won’t satisfy anybody appeared first on N ... Read more

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Last orders in Bangkok

Published: 23/04/2017

The creativity, informality, and disorderliness of Bangkok's street vendors couldn't survive the junta's impulses for social control. The post Last orders in Bangkok appeared first on New Mandala . Read more

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Film review: By The Time It Gets Dark/ดาวคะนอง

Published: 22/04/2017

Anocha Suwichakornpong's new film haunts long after the credits are over. The post Film review: By The Time It Gets Dark/ดาวคะนอง appeared first on New Mandala . Read more

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