Region | Indonesia and Southeast Asia

Map of Southeast Asia including Indonesia, Malaysia, Vietnam, Cambodia, Thailand, Myanmar, Laos, Timor Leste and the Philippines.

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View our expert commentary and informed analysis on the latest developments in Southeast Asia.

Heroines, heroes and villains

ANDREW SELTH  | In the second article of a two-part series, Andrew Selth takes a look at superheroes and more in Myanmar comics. Over… Read More

Wars and rumors of wars

ANDREW SELTH  | In the first of a two-part series, Andrew Selth explores the relationship between conflict and comics in yesterday’s Myanmar. In his… Read More

Industry roundtable with Australian Ambassador to Indonesia, Paul Grigson

The Griffith Asia Institute (GAI) participated in an industry roundtable on Thursday 27th July in Brisbane with the current Australian Ambassador to Indonesia, Paul Grigson,… Read More

Colonial-era pulp fiction portrays ‘technicolor’ Myanmar

ANDREW SELTH  | Ask foreign visitors to Myanmar what literary works they associate with the country and the chances are that most will cite… Read More

The challenge of decentralisation in Indonesia and the business case for Musrenbang

As a process that tends to span decades, decentralisation in Indonesia continues to frustrate foreign businesses with confusion over the roles of central, provincial and… Read More

The autocratic mandate: elections, legitimacy and regime stability in Singapore

The existence of ‘hybrid regimes’ occupying a grey zone between liberal democracy and closed authoritarianism is firmly established. This conceptual category is designed to capture… Read More

There is much for Australia to admire about neighbour Singapore

Just as England was known as “the land without music” in Europe early last century, so Australia is on track to being known as the… Read More

Old Burma hands write on the ‘odd man out in Asia’

ANDREW SELTH  | The recent release of former ambassador Trevor Wilson’s book, Eyewitness to Early Reform in Myanmar, prompts a brief look at other… Read More

Colonial Burma, history and phillumeny

ANDREW SELTH  | Andrew Selth discusses how matchbox labels provide a glimpse into the culture of colonial Burma. In the not so distant past,… Read More

Colonial Burma, as seen through collectible cards

ANDREW SELTH  | Over the centuries, popular perceptions of Myanmar, formerly known as Burma, have been remarkably consistent. The mental pictures of the country… Read More