ARTICLES

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.

2 Aug 2021

Between Religious Rituals and Safety Protocols in the Time of a Pandemic

Afra Alatas|Nur Syafiqah Mohd Taufek

Religious leaders have an important role to play, in word and deed, to safeguard the physical and spiritual well-being of their flock during this pandemic.

COVID-19 Health Malaysia Malaysian Politics Religion

19 Jul 2021

Revisit Two-Coalition System in Malaysia

Khoo Boo Teik

The recent jolts to Malaysia’s political landscape show that there is a strong basis for a return to a pluralistic and accountable two-coalition system.

Bersatu Malaysia Malaysian Politics UMNO

Mahathir Mohamad (R), Anwar Ibrahim (C) and Muhyiddin Yassin

16 Jul 2021

Are We Witnessing the Bankruptcy Proceedings of the Malay Agenda?

Ooi Kee Beng

After a series of power grabs, there are few ideological differences among the country’s political parties and groupings in power. If UMNO as a phenomenon has run out of gas, its raison d’etre — Malay supremacy — needs some reconsideration.

Malaysia Malaysian Politics UMNO

14 Jul 2021

Malaysia’s Covid-19 Response: Pressed to Be (in the) Present

Lee Hwok-Aun|Kevin Zhang

Pressed by short-term exigencies caused by the Covid-19 pandemic, Malaysia is planning to raise Malaysia’s debt ceiling to 65 per cent of GDP. Another round of stimulus package might be on the cards.

COVID-19 Malaysia Malaysian Economy Malaysian Politics

13 Jul 2021

Reopening Malaysia’s Parliament: Not a Panacea

Norshahril Saat

The Malaysian government’s decision to reconvene Parliament has been welcomed. But this in itself will not resolve the list of problems facing the country in the throes of the Covid-19 pandemic.

Malaysia Malaysian Elections Malaysian Politics

9 Jul 2021

Malaysia’s Latest Political Fisticuffs – Muhyiddin or Zahid on the Ropes?

Francis E. Hutchinson

In the past week, the Malaysian prime minister had to absorb a couple of political blows. But his coalition is not in any immediate danger — yet.

Malaysia Malaysian Politics UMNO

7 Jul 2021

#BenderaPutih: Hoisting the White Flags of Hope

Serina Rahman

The White Flag Movement underscores how Malaysians will go the extra mile to help each other out, at a time when there is growing unhappiness over the government’s handling of the Covid-19 pandemic.

Malaysia Malaysian Politics

18 Jun 2021

Muhyiddin’s Gambit: Royally Blocked

Francis E. Hutchinson

What the Prime Minister has proposed in suspending Parliament, the King has blocked. PM Muhyiddin ignores the will of the Sovereign at his peril.

COVID-19 Malaysia Malaysian Politics

11 Jun 2021

The Other Face of PAS: Eschewing Narrow Sectarianism for Global Revivalism

Mohd Faizal Musa

PAS, under the leadership of Hadi Awang, has championed Sunni-Shi’a conciliation. But it is highly uncertain whether this will remain true under the younger generation of PAS leaders.

Malaysia Malaysian Politics Religion Religious Intolerance