Monthly Archives: March 2012

Malaysia after regime change

Posted on March 26, 2012 by Tricia

Malaysia after regime change  (First published in New Mandala, March 24th 2012). Crony capitalism in Malaysia: Breaking the business and political nexus The intricate nexus between the worlds of business and politics has been an age-old tradition in Malaysia. Crony … Continue reading →

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Election Fever

Posted on March 24, 2012 by Tricia

It seems ironic now that I wrote about “Election Fever” a year ago! This is because the government seems to have had cold feet for all this time, not willing to call for an election it probably expects to do … Continue reading →

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4 Years of PR in Selangor

Posted on March 15, 2012 by Tricia

It is now exactly 5 years ago that PR took over 5 state governments! This was written a year ago, on how the first four years of managing the states were, and the reforms that took place therein. This was … Continue reading →

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Reaching out to NGOs

Posted on March 10, 2012 by Tricia

Ah yes, it’s been a year now that Prime Minister Najib said he’d like to reach out to NGOs. I suppose his idea of doing that was to get the cops to chase NGO representatives down the street during the … Continue reading →

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Civil society and Pakatan governments

Posted on March 8, 2012 by Tricia

When PR took over state governments in Selangor and other states, civil society had to re-evaluate. At the same time, civil society would have to consider what kind of distance it would want to maintain with politicians they personally knew … Continue reading →

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