Malaysia is set to end its state of emergency despite reporting record high coronavirus cases for weeks. Earlier this week, Malaysia's King made a rare rebuke of the country's prime minister, arguing he didn't give consent for emergency laws to be revoked. It's led to speculation of a constitutional crisis....
Malaysia is not alone in grappling with a debilitating pandemic. Yet what makes this crisis different is how it is playing out politically....
Articles / 10.07.2021
A Way Forward for Malaysia
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....
Articles / 04.07.2021
Malaysians rise up
Rather than feel powerless in Covid-19, Malaysians are responding and are taking power into their own hands...
Articles / 29.06.2021
Band-aid relief without recovery?
The new Pemulih package seems to be more of the same without a concerted effort to plan ahead...
Articles / 20.06.2021
An evolving legitimacy crisis?
Muhyiddin’s leadership has been damaged but he holds incumbent power in a highly centralised system...
As the public health crisis deepens & the Emergency nears its end what options are available to political leaders? ...
Articles / 11.06.2021
Political season, June 2021
What happens (or does not happen) over the next few weeks will determine who will helm Malaysia...
Articles / 01.05.2021
Malaysian youth in peril
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...
Video / 30.04.2021
Consider This: Sabah | Lessons from 2020 election
Sabah elections 2020: What happened, and why, as well as the broader implications of the outcome for Sabah and Malaysian politics...