Billed as one of the most important elections in the Malaysian state’s history, Sarawak heads to the polls on 7 May. But the campaign has sent confusing messages and failed to inspire voters, reports Bridget Welsh....
Malaysian politics is at present an intriguing mixture of stasis and flux. The most high-profile issue in September-October 2008 has been the failure of leading opposition figure Anwar Ibrahim to deliver his promise to find enough numbers to create a majority in parliament and as a result create a more...
The prime minister of Malaysia, Abdullah Ahmad Badawi, said on Wednesday that he would step down in March 2009. His departure would pave the way for his chosen successor to take control of a governing party that appears to be losing its grip after five decades in power....
Malaysia has been in a political flux since March 2008 when the long-governing multiethnic coalition lost its two-thirds majority in the parliament. The biggest party in the coalition, United Malays National Organization, has ruled Malaysia for fifty-one years, first under the leadership of Mahathir Mohamad, and since 1993, under current Prime Minister...
Malaysia’s recent dramatic crackdown on public protest could force the prime minister to delay plans for an early election next year, after the events embittered the opposition and soured the public mood....
Yesterday's attempted coup is just the latest in the litany of political violence carried out over the last year...
The United States on Wednesday proposed more sanctions against military-ruled Myanmar Wednesday, including blocking critical access to US financial institutions via third countries....
Taken from United States House of Representatives, October 17, 2007 Testimony of Bridget Welsh, Ph.D. Assistant Professor Southeast Asia Studies Johns Hopkins University The Paul H. Nitze School of Advanced International Studies Before the S.Subcommittee House Foreign Affairs Subcommittee onAsia, the Pacific and Global Environment October 17, 2007 “Crisis in Burma: Can the U.S. Bring About a Peaceful Resolution?” Mr. Chairman, Ranking Member Manzullo, and members of the subcommittee,...
A U.S. Senate committee is weighing measures to press for democratic change in Myanmar, including an arms embargo and prosecuting its leaders in an international criminal court, a senior aide said on Thursday....
Spoilt by a diet of state spending and protection, Malaysia’s economy has lost its sparkle, but reforms to revive growth and cut public debt may mean dumping affirmative-action policies that underpin government support....
