Politics
Malaysians would be better off if our institutions are adapted to suit Malaysia’s new normal of having coalition governments formed by parties of similar strength.
Not having a single dominant party in the foreseeable future would help us to position ourselves to achieve stable governments and coalitions worthy of voters’ support.
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Do Your Homework, Wee Ka Siong
On 29 October when MITI Minister Tengku Zafrul Aziz delivered his Ministerial Statement on the Malaysia-United States Agreement on Reciprocal Trade (ART) in Parliament, Speaker Tan Sri Johari Abdul told…
A Nation in Waiting
One of the courses I did at the Australian National University in the early 2000s was on contemporary Indonesian politics, and Adam Schwarz’s A Nation In Waiting: Indonesia’s Search For…
Disunity in the Party Named Unity
Ahead of the coming Sabah state election, Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin has made a promise of returning a 40% revenue return to Sabah if his Bersatu and Perikatan Nasional coalition…
The Middle Ground: Swing Geographies, Swing Demographics
It is unfortunate that political debates in Malaysia often descend to just shouting matches among hardcore groups of different political hues. More than a decade ago in the lead up…
Anwar Has Turned the Corner
Former British Prime Minister Harold Wilson is attributed as saying that a week is too long in politics. This means, a month feels like eternity. This was probably how keen…
Democracy in Malaysia Deserves a Better Opposition
Perikatan Nasional as the opposition coalition with nearly a third of Parliamentary seats actually has a decent chance to provide an alternative to Anwar Ibrahim’s Unity Government. Yet, without any…
Happy 84th birthday, Sdr Kit
At the dinner hosted by Sdr Anthony Loke for Sdr Lim Kit Siang’s 84th birthday, the DAP Secretary-General made three very important points about our elder statesman’s unique characters: coalition…
Building Malaysian Technology
I will touch upon the semiconductor industry a lot, but at the same time, I am fully aware that it is the full gamut of E&E capabilities including EMS, equipment,…
Growing Malaysia into a Tech Nation
The world is at a crossroads. With the advent of generative AI and many other technologies, the world is technologically most advanced of all times. Yet the world is most…
Strengthening Malaysia-France Economic Partnership to Build a Strong Middle-Class Society
Let me begin by thanking the Malaysian-French Chamber of Commerce and Industry (CCIFM) for inviting Yang Berhormat Senator Tengku Datuk Seri Utama Zafrul Tengku Abdul Aziz, the Minister of Investment,…
Unity Government: A New Political Order
On behalf of the 2021/2024 Johor DAP State Committee, I would like to take this opportunity to thank DAP Secretary-General Sdr Anthony Loke who is here in Johor Bahru today…
Mahkota By-Election: The Polemics about Voter Turnout
There has been quite a bit of polemics about voter turnout in the Mahkota by-election, especially focusing on the turnout rate from each of the ethnic groups. As very few…