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Articles / 18.08.2020

Malaysia’s Political Polarization: Race, Religion, and Reform

Polarization over race, religion, and reform has afflicted Malaysia for decades and powerfully shaped its electoral politics. ...

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Articles / 16.08.2020

Strained partnerships affect Slim chances of both coalitions

A closer look suggests that there is more going on than meets the eye...

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Articles / 08.08.2020

The Sabah Political Crisis: What It Means For Pakatan, Perikatan – And Malaysia

The past week has seen Sabah plunged into a political crisis. Here's how this imbroglio affects all of us....

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Articles / 27.07.2020

1MDB court case: Shaping a Malay leadership battle

Tomorrow, the court will decide whether Najib will remain Muhyiddin’s most potent rival....

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Articles / 14.07.2020

Singapore’s PAP’s self-inflicted election losses

The numerical majority in actuality suggests a rather humiliating defeat, especially in a ‘crisis’ election called early amid the COVID-19 pandemic....

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Articles / 08.07.2020

Shattered dreams of reformasi?

To say this is failing to understand reformasi and underestimates the sentiments and political shifts taking place on the ground...

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Articles / 03.07.2020

The unsung role of state gov’ts in battling Covid

Malaysian states that stand out in their responses include Penang, Sabah, S’wak, S’gor and T’ganu....

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Articles / 30.06.2020

Singapore’s ‘Not Normal’ Election

Singapore’s 2020 election is different—to paraphrase the words of PM Lee Hsien Loong’s label—it is ‘not normal’....

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Articles / 21.06.2020

‘Old normal’ returns to Chini?

While considered a sure-win for PN, focus will be on support for Najib, Umno and Muafakat Nasional....

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Articles, News & Commentary / 13.06.2020

Harapan’s last dance?

Opposition to a Mahathir return is strong, and there are doubts about Anwar’s leadership....

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Bridget Welsh
衛碧潔
卫碧洁

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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