Malaysia – The destruction of democracy

It is now 54 years since we became independent, and with the 13th general elections approaching, it is time to count the cost of BN rule since 1957. Many draconian and unjust laws did not exist at independence and Malaysians should seriously reflect on the way we were and how many reforms being proposed today merely represent the status quo in 1957, nothing more. Malaysia in fact needs to undergo much deeper reforms to survive the 21st century.

Federalism, decentralisation and rivalry

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Ong Kian Ming discusses the benefits of moving towards genuine federalism in Malaysia.

Building Pakatan states

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Liew Chin Tong identifies solutions that Pakatan Rakyat controlled states have taken to circumvent BN’s efforts via the Federal government to strangle them.

Malaysia’s federalism—a good thing going to waste

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At a time when rising economic giants such as China and India are discovering the benefits of federal devolution, Malaysia – born a federation but bred as a centralist state – is unwilling to revisit its own political constitution and make better use of it.

Revolution and federalism: Indonesia and Malaysia compared

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As multicultural and asymmetric states become a priority for analysis in a globalising world, attention turns to Asia’s newer but complex states. ANTHONY REID examines the factors that have led to a federal and avowedly multinational Malaysia and a stubbornly unitary Indonesia.

Malaysia’s policy levers

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This paper describes and analyses the process of policy formation in Malaysia.