Proclamations on religion and ethnonationalism are being made, with the tension dialled up to 11. But amid reports of attempts to destabilise the current government, the bigger issue is that the challenges faced by the Malay community and Malaysia remain unaddressed....
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....
Political developments in the past year showed the Malaysians want change....
Instability can be seen in internal coalition cohesion, identity politics, among others....
Malaysia’s eighth prime minister has already described himself as merely a ‘footnote’ in history. With the nation’s shortest prime ministerial tenure of only 532 days, Muhyiddin Yassin’s seventeen months in office will be remembered chiefly for the Covid-19 pandemic, arguably one of Malaysia’s most traumatic experiences. Officially, nearly 14,000 people lost their...
Umno today struggles with the living legacies of both Mahathir and Najib on the party...
Why is Dr Mahathir so obsessed with the desire to bring down the country's Prime Ministers? Will he be able to regain the trust of Malaysian voters and become Prime Minister for the third time?...
Polarization over race, religion, and reform has afflicted Malaysia for decades and powerfully shaped its electoral politics. ...
Opposition to a Mahathir return is strong, and there are doubts about Anwar’s leadership....
When the Malaysian United Indigenous Party, or Bersatu, was set up in September 2016, both Dr Mahathir Mohamad and Muhyiddin Yassin were on the same side – both rejecting Umno and the kleptocracy of the Najib Razak government. Last week, after one leader instructed his ally to sack the other...
