ARTICLES

23 Dec 2022

The Binding Forces that Hold Malaysia’s Team of Rivals Together

James Chai

The strength of the new unity government in Malaysia lies in three aspects: strategic, legal and relational.

Malaysia Malaysian Politics

5 Dec 2022

How Will Anwar Ibrahim’s Unity Government Revise Budget 2023?

Cassey Lee

New Malaysian PM Anwar Ibrahim has to lead his “unity government” in navigating the process of revising the country’s Budget 2023 through some significant headwinds.

Malaysia Malaysian Politics

29 Nov 2022

Malaysia’s New PM: The Need to Get It Right for the Country

Norshahril Saat

Malaysia’s new premier Anwar Ibrahim has made the right moves in his first week in office. Going forward, however, he has a slew of challenges.

Malaysia Malaysian Elections Malaysian Politics

14 Nov 2022

Polarised but Hopeful: How Malaysia’s Gen Zs May Vote, and Why

James Chai

This Long Read features the findings of a recent poll on the voter sentiments of Malaysia’s Gen Zs. A majority of Gen Zs hold low trust in the political actors that are running the country but are nonetheless still politically engaged. 79 per cent of them say that they will most likely turn out to vote in the coming election.

Demography Malaysia Malaysian Politics

9 Nov 2022

Identity Politics Might Undermine Malay/Muslim Unity

Norshahril Saat

Three broad coalitions are gunning for the Malay/ Muslim vote in Malaysia’s general election. The question is whether voters still regard the issues of race and religion as important.

Identity Politics Malaysia Malaysian Elections Malaysian Politics

8 Nov 2022

Pakatan Harapan and Malay Heartland Voters: The Need to Stay Grounded

Mohd Faizal Musa

Pakatan Harapan has its work cut out for it in seeking to defend or even take new seats in Malay-majority constituencies. In such seats, the coalition needs to work close to the ground and address quotidian issues, rather than stressing national-level matters.

Malaysia Malaysian Elections Malaysian Politics

7 Nov 2022

GE15: Parti Amanah Negara’s Strong and Volatile Seats

Mohd Faizal Musa

Amanah, the progressive Islamist party, will be contesting in as many as 54 seats in Malaysia’s general elections. The prospect of many multi-cornered fights suggests that the party faces an uphill battle to retain the eleven parliamentary seats it now holds.

Malaysia Malaysian Elections Malaysian Politics

7 Nov 2022

Zooming In on the Government Zoomers Want

James Chai

Political parties and coalitions campaigning in Malaysia’s general election will do better if they take note of the concerns of Gen Z voters.

Demography Malaysia Malaysian Elections

3 Nov 2022

Defence Procurement in Malaysia: A Way Forward?

Sze Fung Ng

Malaysia has seen problems in its defence procurement in recent years. Once a new government is installed after the general election, it should follow through with reforms to improve transparency in the process of acquiring new military hardware.

Defence Malaysia