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Articles / 24.02.2021

Sheraton Move one year on (Malaysiakini)

One year after, Malaysia is still struggling to move forward. The backroom deals made public from the Sheraton Hotel epitomise the problems of the country’s elite politics...

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Articles / 25.01.2021

Malaysia’s dark winter

The health, economic and political crises that Malaysia is facing are reinforcing each other...

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Articles / 31.12.2020

Malaysia in 2020: Political trauma and promising readjustment

People-driven change has happened in the past but it is likely to take on new forms and new issues as Malaysia looks ahead...

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Articles / 30.12.2020

Death and dignity: Remembering our Covid warriors

This year’s Covid-19’s courageous warriors deserve recognition...

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Articles / 17.12.2020

Perak’s multi-partisan milestone

If this govt-opposition deal holds, it represents an important shift towards greater partisan cooperation...

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Articles / 02.12.2020

Pakatan Harapan’s watershed

Pakatan Harapan's loss of confidence and identity crisis illustrates its own problem with legitimacy...

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Articles / 16.11.2020

Caught in a political Covid-19 net

Climbing out of it will not be easy, but it is not impossible. It starts by seeing the net they are in....

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Articles / 08.11.2020

Lessons for Malaysia from US 2020 election

The US election is a reminder that even when there are crisis and despair, there is a possibility for renewal....

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Articles / 30.10.2020

Reforms for safer and fairer polls in Batu Sapi

It's not clear how long the risks of the pandemic will continue. As such, putting in place viable measures now is essential....

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Articles / 24.10.2020

No ‘darurat’ needed

A 'darurat' will deepen political polarisation in Malaysian society and cause more trauma at a time when a crisis is already very damaging...

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Bridget Welsh

Bridget Welsh is currently Honorary Research Associate with the University of Nottingham Asia Research Institute Malaysia (UoNARI-M) based in Kuala Lumpur. She is also a Senior Research Associate of the Hu Feng Center for East Asia Democratic Studies of National Taiwan University and a Senior Associate Fellow of The Habibie Center. She specializes in Southeast Asian politics, with a focus on Malaysia, Myanmar, Singapore and Indonesia. She is committed to fostering engagement, mutual understanding and empowerment.

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