Articles / 07.03.2020
Dissolution: Bubar menjadi bubur?
How the parties will fare should Parliament be dissolved....
Let’s look at the main three options ahead, recognising that the situation is rapidly evolving....
Articles, News & Commentary / 06.08.2018
Cautions from Sungai Kandis
Taken from malaysiakini.com Pakatan Harapan won its first by-election since taking over the government in Sungai Kandis. PKR candidate ustaz Mohd Zawawi Ahmad Mughni defeated (former premier) Najib (Abdul Razak’s) loyalist and Umno supreme council member Lokman Noor Adam. Harapan won with a comfortable majority of 5,830 votes for the incumbent PKR in a straight...
In the weeks following GE14, the focus has centred on developments at the national level, as Malaysians wait for a full cabinet and watch the new Pakatan Harapan government set in place its initial policies....
Articles, News & Commentary / 18.06.2018
Tainted love in Umno’s polls
Umno heads to its party elections at the end of the month. Nominations are in and a real contest is taking shape. This is a contest not just about the future of Umno but for the future of Malaysia. Despite being decimated in the May 9 elections, Umno continues to...
Articles / 21.06.2016
The June by-elections and the politics of losing
The by-election results for Sungai Besar and Kuala Kangsar are in. Umno held onto their seats, and increased its majorities....
Bridget Welsh on the the slowly-shifting sands of the Sarawak political landscape and what it means for the 7 May election....
Articles, News & Commentary / 03.05.2016
‘Same old’ in Sarawak campaign
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....