Articles / 10.05.2023

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....

Articles / 04.09.2022

While many celebrate the jailing of Najib Razak, the 1st former Malaysian prime minister to be imprisoned, as proof of judiciary independence and long-awaited justice, not everyone’s happy. Dr. Bridget Welsh looks at how Umno continues to support its convicted former leader and how the court decision affects internal power...

Articles / 10.04.2022

Another person’s been convicted for trying to perform some hocus pocus on hundreds of millions of 1MDB dollars to make them disappear. But our legal dramas are far from over. DR BRIDGET WELSH helps break down the various 1MDB faces and cases around the world....