Articles - Bridget Welsh

Denying rights: Voter disenfranchisement in Malacca, Sarawak

November 5, 2021

The exclusion of these voters erodes confidence in the EC which has not adequately met its administrative responsibilities and in its position reporting to the Prime Minister’s Office has given the impression of putting politics before the people

Muhyiddin’s Legacy: Lessons From A Fallen Administration

August 22, 2021

Malaysia’s eighth prime minister has already described himself as merely a ‘footnote’ in history. With the nation’s shortest prime ministerial tenure of only 532 days, Muhyiddin Yassin’s seventeen months in office will be remembered chiefly for the Covid-19 pandemic, arguably one of Malaysia’s most traumatic experiences. Officially, nearly 14,000 people lost

Lessons for Malaysia’s next government

August 15, 2021

A new government is an opportunity to move Malaysia forward

A Return for Umno?

August 1, 2021

Political analyst Bridget Welsh examines how Umno stands to gain from the ongoing tumult

Pandemic failures will transform Malaysian politics

July 18, 2021

Malaysia is not alone in grappling with a debilitating pandemic. Yet what makes this crisis different is how it is playing out politically.

A Way Forward for Malaysia

July 10, 2021

No country’s been spared the ravages of Covid-19. But in Malaysia, the pandemic has coincided with political turmoil and arguably the greatest period of instability in the nation’s history. Political analyst BRIDGET WELSH explores these issues – and more importantly, what can be done to fix them.