ARTICLES

31 Aug 2021

Malaysia’s New Cabinet: Same-Same, Minus the Buzz

Francis E. Hutchinson

The new Malaysian cabinet looks very similar to that of its Perikatan Nasional predecessor. By seeking to ensure continuity, new prime minister Ismail Sabri Yaakob has sacrificed the new administration’s honeymoon period. It needs to generate some inspiring ideas.

30 Aug 2021

Resetting the Security Sector in Malaysia

Liew Chin Tong

Given the pressing domestic and external challenges that Malaysia is facing, it is high time for a refreshed National Security Council that will be able to coordinate policy at the highest level.

Malaysia Malaysian Politics Security UMNO

25 Aug 2021

Malaysia’s New PM: Bi-partisanship is Good, Non-partisanship Even Better

Lee Hwok-Aun

Malaysia’s new prime minister has called for public demonstrations of unity as the country goes through a difficult time of the Covid-19 pandemic and economic hardship. The country needs less a bi-partisan front and more a competent, dedicated and accountable administration.

COVID-19 Malaysia Malaysian Politics

20 Aug 2021

Ismail Sabri as the New PM: An Uneasy Truce

Norshahril Saat

The appointment of Ismail Sabri Yaakob as Malaysia’s ninth prime minister is welcome. At best, however, his ascent represents an agglomeration of compromises between the players concerned. As the country experiences another Covid-19 surge, he will have his work cut out for him.

Bersatu Malaysia Malaysian Politics UMNO

18 Aug 2021

The Monarchy and Article 150

Shad Saleem Faruqi

The recent heightened tensions between the Yang di-Pertuan Agong and Prime Minister Muhyidddin Yassin’s Cabinet have put the spotlight on whether the Constitution allows the King to exercise discretionary powers, apart from acting on the advice of Cabinet.

Malaysia Malaysian Politics

13 Aug 2021

The Descent of UMNO

Khoo Boo Teik

Malaysia’s Umno has continued on its downward slide. In the culmination, this might well prove to be the revenge of Reformasi that begun as a popular revolt against the party more than two decades ago.

Bersatu Malaysia Malaysian Politics UMNO

6 Aug 2021

Policymakers' View

The Malaysian Impasse: Some Outcomes to Consider

Liew Chin Tong

While Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin’s government only commands a minority in parliament, those who wish to see him gone would need to cobble together an alternative majority.

Malaysia Malaysian Politics Policymakers’ View

6 Aug 2021

State Elections in Sarawak: Kingmaker in the Offing?

Lee Poh Onn

The political temperature in Kuala Lumpur has risen recently due to the governing coalition’s increasingly tenuous hold on the reins of power. In the general elections that are to come, any coalition eyeing power will have to look at the eastern state of Sarawak.

COVID-19 Malaysia Malaysian Politics

5 Aug 2021

UMNO Withdraws from Perikatan: September Blues for Muhyiddin?

Norshahril Saat

Malaysia Prime Minister Muhyiddin pulled off a historic coup in February last year, when he ditched the then-ruling Pakatan Harapan coalition to form a new government. Eighteen months on, he might soon be getting a taste of his own medicine.

Malaysia Malaysian Politics UMNO