Articles / 26.10.2024
A politics of betrayal?
Broken promises, shattered hopes litter the Malaysian political landscape....
Articles / 03.02.2024
Partial pardon poison
Decision is corrosive to fabric of Malaysian democracy....
Established for “forging partnerships and advancing growth”, the 1Malaysia Development Berhad (1MDB) instead ended up at the centre of one of the world’s biggest financial fraud cases. But years later, how much progress has been made with holding the perpetrators to account? And what impact have the reforms had on...
Articles / 10.05.2023
Malaysia Baharu: Five Years On
The historic May 9, 2018, election saw the fall of BN, which had ruled for over 6 decades. Yet “New Malaysia” turned out to be far different than many imagined. Dr Bridget Welsh reflects on Malaysia’s journey over the last 5 years....
Articles / 10.04.2022
1MDB Justice Plods On
Another person’s been convicted for trying to perform some hocus pocus on hundreds of millions of 1MDB dollars to make them disappear. But our legal dramas are far from over. DR BRIDGET WELSH helps break down the various 1MDB faces and cases around the world....
Articles / 17.10.2020
Umno’s divisions: A party held hostage
Umno today struggles with the living legacies of both Mahathir and Najib on the party...
Video / 28.07.2020
Has justice been done in the 1MDB scandal?
Former Prime Minister Najib Razak was found guilty of all seven charges and sentenced to 12 years in prison on corruption charges related to the 1MDB scandal. Could this be a step towards rooting out corruption in Malaysia?...
Tomorrow, the court will decide whether Najib will remain Muhyiddin’s most potent rival....
Articles, News & Commentary / 22.01.2020
China’s response to the protests in Hong Kong speaks to how it’s engaging in the region as a whole
Interview with Désirée Meili of Asia Society Switzerland...