Flattening the Curve, Flooring the Poor
Jayant Menon
Governments over-reaching in their Covid-19 responses are laying heavy burdens on the poorer among their citizens

Jayant Menon
Governments over-reaching in their Covid-19 responses are laying heavy burdens on the poorer among their citizens
Lee Hwok-Aun
In his maiden speech as Malaysia’s new prime minister, Muhyiddin Yassin sought to steady a teetering nation by what was said. But a brooding sense of unease prevails, due to what was not said about the issues that matter.
Serina Rahman
The political dramas gripping Kuala Lumpur in the past week have not reverberated down south in Johor. With relative ease, Barisan Nasional has taken control of the state assembly.
Norshahril Saat
A Muhyiddin government will push for Malay rights, but this is unlikely to be done in excess.
Lee Poh Onn
Political turbulence in Kuala Lumpur and the emergence of two competing coalitions have returned the Gabungan Parti Sarawak to its traditional role as kingmaker
Francis E. Hutchinson|Kevin Zhang
Political ructions over the weekend have pulled the rug on Pakatan Harapan’s control over state legislatures
Francis E. Hutchinson|Lee Hwok-Aun
A manic Monday in Malaysia means that the country could be ruled by one of two competing coalitions
Lee Hwok-Aun
The system-wide change to needs-based policies proposed by Anwar is lacking in details and rooted in nebulous rhetoric, making them likely to fail. Reforms should be pursued sector by sector, and thought through systematically in order to succeed.
Tham Siew Yean
Despite becoming a signatory to the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership, Malaysia has yet to ratify the agreement, citing concerns over the required governance reform that will impact their preferential Bumiputera policies.
Cassey Lee
The Mid-Term Review of the Eleventh Malaysia Plan (MTR-11MP) is a broad overview of the PH government's future economic policy directions with emphasis on institutional reforms and reducing state-level developmental gaps that have persisted.