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James Giggacher

James Giggacher

James Giggacher is editor of New Mandala and an associate lecturer in the ANU Coral Bell School of Asia Pacific Affairs .

Frontline Asia—academic blogs shine light into dark corners

In a world of soundbites and political spin, academic blogs can offer an alternative to those wanting to look deeper In the late hours of Saturday 5 May 2013, servers at the Australian National University (ANU) went into meltdown. They were being bombarded with thousands of hits from Malaysia, where the country was waiting on

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The power of redemption

After ignoring international outrage and desperate pleas over the executions of foreign drug smugglers, including two Australians, JAMES GIGGACHER asks if Jokowi can ever win back a place in our hearts. As Andrew Chan, Myuran Sukumaran and six other men stared down their executioners on Indonesia’s prison island, Nusakambangan, in the early hours of Wednesday,

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Malaysia one step closer to authoritarian rule

The five-year jail sentence imposed on opposition leader Anwar Ibrahim last week, writes JAMES GIGGACHER, raises serious questions about the future of Malaysia’s politics and opposition movement. The fate of long-time opposition leader Anwar Ibrahim was decided on 10 February – and along with it the increasingly slim democratic prospects for his native Malaysia. With

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