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Memories of Burma’s art scene in the 1970s. Andrew Selth recalls an era of flourishing artistic expression amid heavy-handed censorship. New Mandala provides the best anecdote, analysis and new perspectives on the politics and societies of Southeast Asia.
Remembering martial law in the Philippines: Education and media
Remembering Martial Law in the Philippines has always been a challenge. There are many reasons for this, with the late Jesuit sociologist Fr. John Carroll, S.J noting the Philippine’s lack of collective conscience and the solidarity of the elite, to which Marcos and his cronies belonged. On my part though, I will focus on a couple of factors ...
Timor-Leste’s deep politics and the enigma of Xanana Gusmao
May 20, 2022 · Timor-Leste turns 20 on the 20 th of May 2022. It has a freshly minted new (and former) president, Dr Jose Ramos Horta who will be sworn into power on the same day. Fresh parliamentary elections await a date to be fixed sometime over the next 12 months. Xanana Gusmao paces in the wings. After his party was unexpectedly out-manoeuvered by his ...
The story of Malaysia through its constitution - New Mandala
What followed on 13 May will forever be etched in history as Malaysia’s day of disgrace, described by the Tunku as a “social and political eruption of the first magnitude,” a dark moment when Malaysia was betrayed by Malaysians. Blood flowed through the streets of KL as hundreds were killed in sectarian rioting.
Review of One Man’s View of the World - New Mandala
Dec 13, 2013 · Lee Kuan Yew, One Man’s View of the World Singapore: Straits Times Press Holdings, 2013. Pp. 352, photographs, index. Reviewed by Nina Ong. In March 2007, when the Australian National University conferred an honorary degree on Lee Kuan Yew, protestors gathered with placards that implied that ANU was wrong to honour a leader whom many considered a “dictator” for his repressive measures to ...
Addressing food security in Indonesia - New Mandala
Dec 8, 2021 · In June 2020, the Indonesian government responded to fears of a COVID-19 food crisis by establishing a new plan.At first, the program aimed to develop new food estates in peatlands, where President Soeharto had carved out the one million hectares PLG Food Estate Program in 1996. Suharto’s PLG program aimed to produce large quantities of rice, increasing Indonesia’s self-sufficiency, but ...
Policy Briefing – SEARBO - JUNE 2021 Introduction Myanmar is still in turmoil with more than eight hundred civilian deaths and five thousand imprisoned since the military (Tatmadaw) overthrew a democratically elected government
The Centrality of the Civil Disobedience Movement in Myanmar’s …
Anonymous - 19 Oct, 2021. Emerging as the first act of defiance after the military coup on 1 February 2021, the Civil Disobedience Movement (CDM) is a general strike mobilisation spearheaded by hundreds of thousands of civil servants. The CDM has become the centre of focus for all parties involved in the post-coup era in Myanmar.
Mental health as public health in Thailand - New Mandala
Jun 9, 2023 · The number of people in Thailand suffering from mental health-related problems rose from 1.3 million in 2015 to 2.3 million in 2021. Unsurprisingly, the number of suicides is also increasing. A multi-country survey conducted during the height of the pandemic indicated that 21% of Thai respondents reported mild to extreme depression, 22% ...
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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 another. New Mandala has a proud record of contribution to scholarly and popular debates and played a pioneering role in the digitisation of Southeast ...