All That Money Cannot Buy: Patterns of Satisfaction in Malaysia’s Happiness Index
Lee Hwok-Aun
Malaysia’s Happiness Index shows that ploughing resources into health, family life, education and faith yields dividends.

Lee Hwok-Aun
Malaysia’s Happiness Index shows that ploughing resources into health, family life, education and faith yields dividends.
Sharifah Afra Alatas
What began as a celebration of local and cultural diversity nine years ago in Malaysia’s Klang Valley has been marred by online detractors who may reflect a sharpening of ideological and political attitudes in the country.
Vilashini Somiah
The “Justice for Zara” protests in Sabah’s east coast reflect resentment against the state’s marginalisation and the concentration of power in the hands of federal and Sabahan elites.
Iim Halimatusa’diyah
In a country long rich with visual symbolism, the use of colour to express one’s dissatisfaction with the government seems to be gaining popularity.
Dennis Blanco
Divorce elicits a multitude of opinions in the devoutly Catholic nation, both supporting and opposing it. Only a definitive public consensus can help resolve the issue.
Su Mon Thazin Aung
The ruling military regime in Myanmar has only itself to blame for dismal levels of public trust in it two months after the massive earthquake that shook the country.
Nuurrianti Jalli
Recent incidents involving AI-generated depictions of the Malaysian national flag underscore the need for capacity building to instil AI literacy.
Syaza Shukri
Anwar Ibrahim’s vision of a post-Islamist Malaysia is a difficult balance to effect.
Le Hong Hiep
If all goes well, Vietnam’s bold administrative reform to trim its local and provincial bureaucracy and governments could unleash more power in the country’s socioeconomic engines and secure its leader’s legacy. Teething problems can be expected, nonetheless.
Iim Halimatusa’diyah|Najwa Abdullah
A popular band’s retraction of a song critical of corruption in Indonesia highlights the chill in the political climate against outward dissent and activism.