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...
Video / 17.08.2021
Kemelut Politik: Situasi Politik Semasa Malaysia
Discussing the political crisis in Malaysia...
Articles / 15.08.2021
Lessons for Malaysia’s next government
A new government is an opportunity to move Malaysia forward...
What are the reactions to the PM’s belated olive branch as Perikatan Nasional’s vote of confidence looms?...
Video / 03.08.2021
Consider This: UMNO (Part 2) – Crying Wolf Again?
Can a divided UMNO set the agenda? Melisa Idris and Sharaad Kuttan speak to Dr Bridget Welsh of the Asia Research Institute, Nottingham University Malaysia....
Articles / 01.08.2021
A Return for Umno?
Political analyst Bridget Welsh examines how Umno stands to gain from the ongoing tumult...
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...