2018/10/30 |
MALAYSIA: What Happened to UMNO and Malay Support During GE14?
Despite regime change at the top, the United Malays National Organisation retains strong support from the Malaysian people.
2018/09/21 |
ANALYSIS: Malaysia's Dynamic Balancing Spells Trouble for China
Malaysia is pioneering a new blueprint for how Southeast Asian countries can deal with China.
2018/09/13 |
Modernizing Malaysia: Port City Sees Pitfalls of Chinese Investment
Malaysia's Kuantan Port worries about lasting environmental impacts after a Chinese infrastructure project was canceled.
2018/09/13 |
Modernizing Malaysia: Protests Force Chinese Builder into Eco-Friendliness
Is the China-backed Forest City a glimpse into the future, or a looming ecological crisis? Malaysians are sharply divided.
2018/09/06 |
MALAYSIA: Right-Wing Media Stonewalls Dialogue After Heated History Forum
The UMNO-backed Utusan Malaysia branded a discussion of Malaysian textbooks as ‘communist.’ A speaker says she has received death and rape threats.
2018/08/22 |
Modernizing Malaysia: Mahathir Switches Track on Najib's Corrupted Rail Plans
Malaysia PM Mahathir Mohamad has hit the brakes on former PM Najib Razak's expansionist railway plans.
2018/08/08 |
Mahathir's First 100 Days: Only Marginal Progress on Free Speech
Some independent news websites have been unblocked, but a Kuala Lumpur-based journalism organization says 'violations against freedom of expression are still occurring.'
2018/08/01 |
Modernizing Malaysia: Can Penang Island Handle Its Development Boom?
An October 2017 landslide that killed 11 construction workers was a warning shot that unrestrained development could put life on Penang in danger.
2018/07/23 |
Water Tensions Between Singapore and Malaysia Begin to Boil Over
Malaysia's recent election has reignited a longstanding quarrel over water with Singapore, which receives half its fresh water from its neighbor to the north.
2018/07/16 |
ANALYSIS: China Scaling Back Belt and Road amid Southeast Asian Resistance
China is not having it all its own way when it comes to the Belt and Road Initiative and the Pan-Asia Railway.
2018/06/22 |
MALAYSIA: Out with the Old and in with the New
A massive cull of key officials left over from the previous government is underway as Prime Minister Mahathir gets down to work.
2018/05/25 |
OPINION: Malaysia's House of Cards and 2-Party Democracy
It is time to take steps to ensure Malaysia matures into a strong two-party democracy.
2018/05/16 |
MALAYSIA: Views from the Street on Our Political Future
Voters from all sides of the spectrum offer their views in the wake of Malaysia's historic election.
2018/05/15 |
Will Election Upheaval Influence Malaysia's Illiberal Neighbors?
Mahathir is back at the helm, but it remains an open question whether or not he represents real change.
2018/05/11 |
Politics and Personality Keep Malaysia Spellbound as Mahathir Rules Again
Disbelief and trepidation linger after Mahathir's unprecedented general election victor.
2018/05/11 |
CARTOON: Captain Democracy Flies to Malaysia's Rescue
Will time and its emissary, Mahathir Mohamad, heal Malaysia's wounds?
2018/05/10 |
MALAYSIA: Najib Concedes Defeat, Mahathir Vows 'Rule of Law'
Najib accepted his party’s defeat and vowed to respect the verdict of the people, but remained defiant about his former mentor’s victory.
2018/05/10 |
MALAYSIA: Deja-vu as Mahathir Clinches General Election Vote
GE14 was the most competitive election in the history of Malaysia, with a voter turnout of 80 percent and a razor-thin victory for Mahathir's opposition alliance.