Author Archives: Tricia

Malaysia’s Budget 2026: Fiscal Reform or Fragility?

Posted on November 5, 2025 by Tricia

This was first published on Fulcrum on 3 November 2025 here. Malaysia’s 2026 budget continues fiscal reforms but exposes structural fragilities such as heavy operating costs and rising debt. These factors may threaten long-term fiscal stability. Earlier this month, the … Continue reading →

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What We Don’t See is Harming Our Children: The Smartphone Blackhole

Posted on October 30, 2025 by Tricia

By Dr Tricia Yeoh and Dr Chua Sook Ning This piece was first published on Makchic.com on 22 October 2025, here. Last week saw a tragic incident that few expected in Malaysia. The country was jolted by the shocking news … Continue reading →

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The 2025 PKR Party Election: Feuding, Factionalism and the Future of the People’s Justice Party

Posted on October 10, 2025 by Tricia

This Perspective was published by ISEAS-Yusof Ishak Institute on 22 September 2025. For the full publication, please visit this link here. The People’s Justice Party (PKR)’s party election in 2025, its first while holding executive office in federal government, generated … Continue reading →

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Increasing Government Efficiency in Malaysia through a New Act

Posted on August 29, 2025 by Tricia

This article was first published on Fulcrum, the ISEAS-Yusof Ishak Institute platform, on 20 August 2025 here. A new Act to improve government efficiency in Malaysia would help streamline the bureaucracy and reduce regulatory burdens. It could be improved, however, … Continue reading →

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Mahathir Mohamad at 100: Monumental Achievements, Mixed Legacies

Posted on July 21, 2025 by Tricia

by Tricia Yeoh and Francis Hutchinson This was first posted on Fulcrum (ISEAS-Yusof Ishak Institute platform) on 10 July 2025, the 100th Birthday of Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad here. An edited version of this opinion piece was republished on the … Continue reading →

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Featured on BBC World Questions Panel

Posted on June 25, 2025 by Tricia

I was recently invited to be a panellist at the BBC World Questions programme, recorded live in a studio with an audience of 150 people in Kuala Lumpur. This programme has been conducted in over 100 countries around the world. … Continue reading →

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The 2025 ASEAN Summit Creates an Opportunity for Canada

Posted on June 25, 2025 by Tricia

This commentary was first published on the Asia Pacific Foundation of Canada website on 17 June 2025, and can be found here. The recent ASEAN Summit in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia — held against the backdrop of rising U.S. protectionism and … Continue reading →

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Reviving UMNO: Party Institutionalization and Coalition Management in Selangor and Malacca

Posted on June 20, 2025 by Tricia

This is my latest publication by ISEAS-Yusof Ishak Institute, released on 13 June 2025. The full version can be downloaded here. I did ground research in the states of Selangor and Malacca to investigate the former dominant party UMNO’s party … Continue reading →

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PKR Party Elections Will Shape Malaysia’s Political Future

Posted on May 27, 2025 by Tricia

This commentary was first published on ISEAS-Yusof Ishak Institute’s platform, Fulcrum, on 23 May 2025 here. The upcoming Parti Keadilan Rakyat elections will influence Malaysia’s political future. The tremendous national attention on the Parti Keadilan Rakyat (PKR) elections in Malaysia … Continue reading →

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Abdullah Badawi – An Understated and Underrated Leader

Posted on May 8, 2025 by Tricia

This piece that was co-authored with Dr Francis Hutchinson of ISEAS-Yusof Ishak Institute was first published in Fulcrum on 6 May 2025, here. Abdullah Badawi’s brand melded the best of two worlds, namely rising living standards and technological ambition minus … Continue reading →

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