How relations with the West underpin Singapore’s defence
Author: Abdul Rahman Yaacob, ANU While military deterrence and diplomacy are often cited as the two pillars of Singapore’s defence…
Anwar Ibrahim returns to a changed economy
Author: Teck Chi Wong, University of Queensland During Anwar Ibrahim’s first stint as Malaysia’s finance minister in the 1990s, Putrajaya…
Malaysia’s economy emerges from the shadow of COVID-19
Author: Shankaran Nambiar, Malaysian Institute of Economic Research Rebounding from the pandemic-induced economic shock, the Malaysian economy gathered momentum in…
Will Thailand’s new residency visa achieve results?
Author: Paul Green, University of Melbourne On 1 September 2022, Thailand introduced a new Long-Term Resident (LTR) visa program. The…
Terminating tobacco troubles in Malaysia
Authors: Gan Shiz Yee, Muhamad Hairul Nizam bin Abd Hamid and Farizah Mohd Hairi, University of Malaya Malaysia has implemented…
Malaysia gets a second shot at democratisation under Anwar
Author: Liam Gammon, EABER A big question in the wake of Malaysia’s 2018 election was whether the country had embarked…
Malaysia’s new tobacco control fits the bill
Authors: Mary Assunta and Tan Yen Lian, SEATCA Malaysia’s proposed Control of Tobacco Products and Smoking Bill 2022, an omnibus…
The Malaysian judiciary after the jailing of Najib
Author: Andrew Harding, NUS Malaysians heaved sighs of relief when former prime minister Najib Razak’s attempts to overturn his conviction…
In Malaysia, incumbency isn’t all it used to be
Author: Editorial Board, ANU Next Saturday Malaysia’s 21-million strong electorate — recently enlarged by more than 6 million people after…
Malaysia’s uneven but bounded electoral playing field
Author: William Case, Nottingham University Malaysia Malaysians go to the polls on 19 November 2022. This general election is the…