Bangsa Johor: A Tale of Two Political Personalities
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.
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.
Nicholas Chan
The Barisan Nasional government's U-turn on changes to RUU 355, which will give the syariah courts more extensive powers, suggests that the coalition dynamics of politics are behind the move. Put simply, the coalition’s survival is equally, if not more important than UMNO’s electoral appeal.
Serina Rahman
Recent Chinese curbs on financial outflows from China has led to speculation that this will affect the iconic Forest City mixed development in Johor. The southern state says that sales will not be affected. After all, Chinese investors have a habit of circumventing around new laws.
Lee Hock Guan|Lee Poh Onn
Chief Minister Adenan Satem, who passed away recently, implemented a series of popular policies, which helped to deliver the bulk of parliamentary seats in Sabah and Sarawak to the ruling coalition BN in the 2013 elections. While Adenan has a team in place to seek continuity in policies, there is a lack of a new leader vocal enough to face the government in Putrajaya.
Ooi Kee Beng
Parti Pribumi Bersatu Malaysia, a new Malay-based political party, has been formed by Mahathir Mohamad to provide an alternative to UMNO and wins votes from the Malays.