27 Nov 2023 Anwar’s First Year: Performative and Underperforming Khairy Jamaluddin Anwar Ibrahim’s ascent to the country’s highest office last year was accompanied by a surge of expectations in his reformist government. One year on, however, his administration has lost some of its shine. Malaysia Malaysian Politics
9 Nov 2023 PAS’s Long-Term Play Is to Go Its Own Way James Chai Parti Islam SeMalaysia, the political party which has the most seats in Parliament, intends to capture the reins of federal power. This time, however, it plans to do so on its own. Malaysia Malaysian Politics
6 Nov 2023 Abdul Hadi Awang Enhances His Power as PAS President and Drives the Party to the Far-Right James Chai This Long Read examines how PAS President Abdul Hadi Awang consolidated his influence since 2015 to lead the party to its current political high. Malaysia Malaysian Politics
6 Oct 2023 Johor By-elections: A Cautionary Tale For The Unity Government Kevin Zhang The recent by-elections in Johor are a shot across the bow for the Unity Government. Malaysia Malaysian Elections Malaysian Politics
22 Sep 2023 PAS Needs More Than a Mahathir Norshahril Saat It appears that Parti Islam SeMalaysia and Mahathir Mohammad have buried the hatchet. If PAS intends to bank on the former statesman’s political capital, it would find that there will be limited upside. Malaysia Malaysian Politics
19 Sep 2023 Anwar’s Unity Government: Striding Forward or Just Moonwalking? Francis E. Hutchinson Anwar Ibrahim’s Unity Government has survived some stern electoral tests of late. But he has his work cut out going forward. Malaysia Malaysian Elections Malaysian Politics
13 Sep 2023 Malaysia Post-PRN2023: Stay the Course or Change Direction? Khairy Jamaluddin In this dialogue, which follows on his May 16th podcast, “Defining Tests for UMNO, Anwar and the Unity Government”, Khairy Jamaluddin discusses the main arena of those defining tests: the August 12th Peninsular state elections (PRN2023). Dialogues at Fulcrum Malaysia Malaysian Politics
12 Sep 2023 Malaysia’s New Industrial Master Plan: Clear-Eyed on Implementation Tham Siew Yean Malaysia newest industrial master plan has a stronger focus on deliverables, with a focus on action plans and the monitoring of implementation. Malaysia Malaysian Economy Malaysian Politics
29 Aug 2023 Anwar’s Tried and Failed Strategy to Woo Malay Voters Azmil Tayeb Anwar’s gambit to out-Islamise his Islamist political opponents has failed to gain traction. He should stop offering a “lite” version of his opponents’ Islamist agenda and tout a more progressive and inclusive narrative. Identity Politics Malaysia Malaysian Politics
22 Aug 2023 Anwar’s Sidestepping Ethnic Policies: Not a Way to Gain Ground Lee Hwok-Aun The Unity government concedes that the status quo of ethnic quotas in Malaysia cannot be changed. They are easily tarred by PN as meek and ambivalent toward Malay interests, and simultaneously disappoint non-Malays who nonetheless vote for them because PN is viewed as a worse alternative. Affirmative Action Malaysia Malaysian Politics
