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

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, ...

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 ...

Patrick Peralta is a Ph.D. student in Political Science at the University of Michigan, where he is also a Rackham Merit Fellow and a Graduate Student Affiliate with the Center for Southeast Asian ...

The author is a student at the Australian National University.

Jeremy Lim is a PhD candidate at the University of Malaya and the editor of a progressive Malaysian publication, Jentayu. He holds a MPhil in Development Studies from the University of Cambridge. His ...

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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 ...

Elvin Ong is a PhD graduate student in the Department of Political Science at Emory University. He can be reached at [email protected].

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 ...

Gregory Raymond is Senior Lecturer at the Strategic and Defence Studies Centre at the ANU Coral Bell School of Asia Pacific Affairs. His research focuses on Southeast Asian politics, defence, and ...