31 Mar 2021 UMNO Unites While Bersatu Prevaricates Norshahril Saat UMNO’s bid to rally the party ranks at its recent general assembly belies deeper problems ahead of the next general election. Bersatu Malaysia Malaysian Politics UMNO
26 Mar 2021 The Allah Controversy in Malaysia: More Than Semantics Choong Pui Yee The recent High Court ruling permitting the use of four previously-prohibited words in non-Muslim publications is more than a contention about semantics. It concerns the issue of religious rights versus the preserving the exclusivity of Malay-Muslims. Malaysia Malaysian Politics Religion Religious Intolerance
19 Mar 2021 Anwar Ibrahim’s Parti Keadilan Rakyat: Losing Its Moral Compass? Francis E. Hutchinson There is a logic to Anwar Ibrahim’s Parti Keadilan Rakyat working with its arch-nemesis UMNO. But it could well be that the former has lost its moral compass. Malaysia Malaysian Politics
11 Mar 2021 Zahid’s Sources of Stress: The Clobbering of UMNO’s “Court Cluster”? Francis E. Hutchinson UMNO president Ahmad Zahid Hamidi is typically the embodiment of calm. Going forward, however, Zahid and his faction will have to hunker down to confront multiple challenges. Corruption Malaysia Malaysian Politics UMNO
2 Mar 2021 Malaysia’s Digital Economy Blueprint: More is Not Better Tham Siew Yean This 100+ page plan may hinder more than help the country’s digital economy transformation. Economic Development Malaysia Malaysian Economy Technology
25 Feb 2021 Covid-19 in Malaysia: Maladies & Misinformation Serina Rahman Fake news and the incessant jockeying for political power is complicating Malaysia’s battle against the coronavirus. COVID-19 Malaysia Malaysian Politics Misinformation
8 Feb 2021 Cosmopolitanism and Multiculturalism: Reviving Bangsa Malaysia Khoo Boo Teik Dr Mahathir Mohamad’s concept of a Bangsa Malaysia has been given a fillip by Muhammad Faisal Abdul Aziz, president of ABIM, which represents the aspirations of Malaysia’s Muslim youth. It should be given some serious consideration. Malaysia Malaysian Economy Malaysian Politics
4 Feb 2021 Ditching Malaysia’s Bumiputera System: Three Utopian Scenarios To Consider Lee Hwok-Aun A cold hard look at ways of departing from Malaysia’s long-held Bumiputera system throws up three scenarios, one of which is persuasive. Economic Development Economic Planning Malaysia Malaysian Economy Malaysian Politics
27 Jan 2021 Malaysia’s Third Covid-19 Wave Serina Rahman Malaysia is suffering from its longest, highest and most politically fraught surge in Covid-19 infections. COVID-19 Malaysia Malaysian Economy Malaysian Politics
22 Jan 2021 State Governments and the 2021 Emergency: Unfettered Powers at the Centre Tricia Yeoh Malaysia’s declared state of Emergency has given the federal government sweeping powers to intervene into the affairs of the country’s 13 states. COVID-19 Malaysia Malaysian Politics
