Articles, News & Commentary / 13.06.2020
Harapan’s last dance?
Opposition to a Mahathir return is strong, and there are doubts about Anwar’s leadership....
Articles / 01.06.2020
Bersatu, Berdua, Berkosong?
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...
Some point symbolically to the masks the parliamentarians were wearing as silencing their voices....
Articles / 02.03.2020
Irony and opportunity in the power grab
The opposite of what most Malaysians voted for has happened....
Let’s look at the main three options ahead, recognising that the situation is rapidly evolving....
Here are the key issues/factors that are shaping the unprecedented transition period....
Articles / 24.02.2020
The day the Harapan government died
With different interests abounding, there is also no guarantee of stability with the new Muafakat coalition…...
Mahathir's triumph exposes shortcomings of city-state's one-party rule...
Articles, News & Commentary / 28.10.2008
Malaysia’s democratic pause
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...