Southeast Asia Dispatches — The Indonesian Election
Indonesia is heading to the polls on 17 April. Incumbent president Joko “Jokowi” Widodo is fighting for a second term with his new vice-presidenti…
Tag: Free and Fair Elections
A War of Words in Indonesia
Indonesia heads to the polls in mid-April, and campaigning is already in full swing. As the incumbent Jokowi faces off once more against former army g…
The End of Ethno-centric Elite Rule in Malaysia
Consociationalism—the rule, in a plural society, by an alliance of elites from respective ethnic groups—has been Malaysia’s dominant political a…
The Rise of Ethno-centric Elite Rule in Malaysia
This is an accompanying article to the feature article on the end of Barisan Nasional’s consociationalism - the rule, in a plural society, by an all…
Weaponising the Internet in Thailand
With Thais expected to go to the polls in 2019, the ruling National Council for Peace and Order seems to want to transition from military officers to …
Politics Trumps Human Rights in Indonesia
Between Jokowi and Ma'ruf Amin, and Prabowo Subianto and Sandiaga Uno, human rights is likely to be left by the wayside in the 2019 Indonesian preside…
Restoring the People’s “Third Vote”
Local elections were a crucial part of Malaya’s political landscape before being abolished in 1965. Reviving local democracy will increase democrati…
Invisible Ink
As Cambodians nationwide prepare to head to the polls for the country’s sixth general election this month, one woman says she won’t be in the crow…
A Long Road To Change
The “tsunami rakyat” that brought Malaysia its first ever change in government was built on long years of hard work by the country’s civil socie…
Hun Sen’s Struggle for Legitimacy
With Cambodia’s main opposition party out of the race, the ruling Cambodian People’s Party victory at the upcoming general election is assured. Th…
