Complicit partners: Who Controls The UMNO–PAS Consortium?

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Complicit partners: Who Controls The UMNO–PAS Consortium?

Malaysia’s fourteenth general elections are looming. This time, almost unprecedentedly, they will see the two great Malay political parties — the United Malays National Organisation (UMNO) and the Malaysian Islamic Party (Parti Islam Se-Malaysia (PAS)) — […]

Why Najib Razak is a Political Dead Man Walking

Why Najib Razak is a Political Dead Man Walking

Last month the US Department of Justice (US-DoJ) announced that it was taking action to seek ‘the forfeiture and recovery of more than US$1 billion in assets’ related to 1Malaysia Development Berhad (1MDB). This action […]

Malaysia’s Troubles Are Just Beginning

Malaysia’s Troubles Are Just Beginning

As it tussles with multiple crises of political legitimacy and governance Malaysia has reached a decisive point in its more than half-century history as an independent nation. What started as a shocking but not exceptional […]