Political change in Malaysia and uncertainty in the future: sobering lessons from Indonesia

Farish Noor analyses if there is anything that Malaysia can learn from Indonesia in its journey towards greater democratisation.

High stakes for Bersih 3.0 rally

Bridget Welsh analyses the factors that are driving the Bersih 3.0 momentum.

Crony capitalism in Malaysia – breaking the business and political nexus

Tricia Yeoh analyses the nexus between politics and business in Malaysia, and evaluates what could happen should Pakatan Rakyat form government.

Malaysia – Electoral reforms Part 2

This is the second of two articles by John Malott about proposals that have been made for electoral reform in Malaysia, counter-statements by the government, and how Malaysia’s situation compares to that of other countries.

Malaysia – Electoral reforms Part 1

John Malott compares the suggested Malaysia’s electoral reform measures with other democratic countries.

Malaysia’s middle-income malaise

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Najib Razak is unlikely to implement any significant reforms until after the 13th General Elections according to Roubine Global Economics analysis.

Discrimination by law: Malaysia’s absentee voters want to be counted

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Hundreds of thousands of Malaysians living overseas have been locked out of voting in every federal election since 2002 because Malaysian law has discriminated against them.

Lim Chong Eu: He read the tides well, but not deeply

Politically, Dr Lim Chong Eu knew how to shift his feet without knowing much about the final destination.

More than a cake party: Evolving protest in Malaysia

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Malaysians created a new definition for protest by throwing cake parties. This has interesting implications for
the government and the way protest is evolving in Malaysia.

Improving Malaysia’s budget transparency

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International Budget Partnership just released Open Budget Index (OBI). In 2008, Malaysia scored 35% and this year, it improved somewhat to 39% in the Open Budget Index 2010. However, the average score is 42% and it is below average – with Malaysia categorised as providing minimal information to the public in its budget documents during the year.