26 Jan 2023 Malaysia’s ‘Green Wave’ Was a Long Time Coming Serina Rahman Parti Islam SeMalaysia made solid gains during Malaysia’s 15th General Election. It banked on candidates who are deemed to be religious and clean. In future, the party that hews to a more public expression of Islam will be able to hold on to the Malay-Muslim voter base. Malaysia Malaysian Politics Political Islam
18 Jan 2023 “Undercover” Ministers in Malaysia James Chai A few ministers in the new Malaysian cabinet are providing citizens with a breath of fresh air as they conduct surprise visits to see what ails public services, but the winds of change have not gathered sufficient force for true reform. Malaysia Malaysian Politics
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
15 Nov 2022 “P225” TikTok: Malaysia’s New Constituency? Mohd Faizal Musa Malaysia’s youngest constituents might be swayed by TikTok videos but social media popularity might not be the silver bullet that draws new votes. Malaysia Malaysian Elections Malaysian Politics Social Media
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
