Malaysia is not alone in grappling with a debilitating pandemic. Yet what makes this crisis different is how it is playing out politically....
Malaysia is not alone in grappling with a debilitating pandemic. Yet what makes this crisis different is how it is playing out politically....
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....
Rather than feel powerless in Covid-19, Malaysians are responding and are taking power into their own hands...
The new Pemulih package seems to be more of the same without a concerted effort to plan ahead...
Muhyiddin’s leadership has been damaged but he holds incumbent power in a highly centralised system...
What happens (or does not happen) over the next few weeks will determine who will helm Malaysia...
Taken from malaysiakini.com. Co-authored with Calvin Cheng. Young Malaysians are under siege. Covid-19 has created a perfect storm of economic, social, and political pressures that will have long-term implications for an entire generation of young Malaysians, and for the future of the Malaysian economy and society as a whole. Economic hardships It is...
Heng Swee Keat’s departure exposes serious internal challenges for the PAP...
UMNO is arguably the most fragmented it has been in the party’s history...
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...