Dato’ Dr Ooi Kee Beng is a Visiting Senior Fellow at the ISEAS – Yusof Ishak Institute. He is the Executive Director of Penang Institute and Editor of the Penang Monthly magazine. His recent books include Catharsis. A Second Chance for Democracy in Malaysia (2018).
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Articles by Ooi Kee Beng (2)
Are We Witnessing the Bankruptcy Proceedings of the Malay Agenda?
Ooi Kee Beng
After a series of power grabs, there are few ideological differences among the country’s political parties and groupings in power. If UMNO as a phenomenon has run out of gas, its raison d’etre — Malay supremacy — needs some reconsideration.
Mahathir’s Bersatu is Best Understood as an NGO
Ooi Kee Beng
Parti Pribumi Bersatu Malaysia, a new Malay-based political party, has been formed by Mahathir Mohamad to provide an alternative to UMNO and wins votes from the Malays.