The Thai Red Shirts have the hallmarks of an insurgency. Does a book written by David Petraeus show how to resolve the issue?

Conservative and liberal Muslims in Indonesia are taking their fight for hearts and minds to Twitter. Is that good or bad?

Thailand’s Red and Yellow Shirts act like sworn enemies. But there are more similarities than they’d be willing to admit.

With Thailand’s woes, eyes have turned to Indonesia as a democracy model for South-east Asia. The censors could change that.

Noynoy Aquino looks set to be the Philippines’ next president, says Filipino lawmaker Mong Palatino. But will he be the last?

There’s more to the unrest than a rural poor revolt. Aubrey Belford finds a complex picture in the red shirt heartland.

Vietnamese hate the moniker, reports Luke Hunt. But their feelings about their big neighbor are a lot more complicated.

No Philippine president has ever won without US backing. So, who’s the secret US candidate this year, asks Mong Palatino.

Ben Bland reports that at last week’s assembly of the World Movement for Democracy, in Jakarta, it depends on who you ask.

The jungles of Indonesia’s Aceh Province seem fertile ground for Islamic militants. But not this time, reports Aubrey Belford.

The junta’s election preparations have a depressingly familiar ring to them. Phil Thornton reports from the Thai-Burma border.

Barack Obama will find Indonesia a surprisingly tolerant and vibrant host, says Joe Cochrane. When he finally gets there.

The sometimes gruesome protests by the country’s red shirts have certainly grabbed international attention. But what now?

Can a political party change an oppressive system from abroad? Cambodia’s self-exiled opposition leader, Sam Rainsy, hopes so.

Malaysia’s has carefully crafted an image as a multi-cultural home for the world’s races and religions. But this picture of harmony is being challenged from all sides–by the government, in the courts and from the pulpit. Luke Hunt travels across the country to report on why.

The massacre of dozens of journalists in The Philippines last November grabbed international headlines and shone a light on long-simmering tensions in the country’s south, reports Luke Hunt, who says clan rivalries, terrorist links and corruption have created a combustible mix ahead of May’s general election.