Author Archives: Tricia

Malaysia’s New Perikatan Nasional Government: A Return of Barisan Nasional Policies?

Posted on March 2, 2020 by Tricia

This article was first published on FORSEA on 2 March 2020 here and republished on Malaysiakini on 3 March 2020 here. Malaysia’s Pakatan Harapan coalition will go down in history as the shortest-lived government in the country. Since its ‘stunning’ … Continue reading →

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The rise of Perikatan Nasional and Muhyiddin Yassin as 8th PM?: Events in the political turmoil of Malaysia from Wednesday 26 February 4pm to Saturday 29 February midnight

Posted on March 1, 2020 by Tricia

The last four days have seen political parties change sides faster than seaside weather. In what seems like the end of the almost week-long poker game, the Agong announced at 4.40pm on Saturday 29 February that Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin … Continue reading →

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Mahathir vs Anwar, the day after the collapse of PH: political developments from 4pm 25 Feb to 3pm 26 Feb 2020

Posted on February 26, 2020 by Tricia

As it stands today, the Agong is still in the middle of meeting with all 222 MPs to ascertain who they will support as PM. Until the process is complete, all we have is speculation. But back to the timeline. … Continue reading →

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Malaysia Post-PH Government, a documentation of political events from 21 to 24 Feb 2020

Posted on February 25, 2020 by Tricia

The movements of the political elite over the last few days have left Malaysians in confusion, not to mention the very real impact on economic and policy matters, and any semblance of reform initiatives. As of Monday 24 February 2020, … Continue reading →

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Following the money: Political financing in Malaysia

Posted on August 4, 2019 by Tricia

First published in The Asia Dialogue on 30 July 2019 here. It is important to examine how political parties are financed, as this reveals who has the biggest influence on party decision-making. The questions of real concern are: does the … Continue reading →

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Seeking fresh leads to Beng Hock’s death

Posted on July 20, 2019 by Tricia

First published in the New Straits Times on 17 July 2019 here. IT has been 10 years since the “mysterious” death of Teoh Beng Hock, the aide of a Selangor state executive councillor being investigated for his use of allocation … Continue reading →

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Reviving the Spirit of Federalism: Decentralisation Policy Options for a New Malaysia

Posted on May 20, 2019 by Tricia

This policy paper was published as Policy Ideas No. 59 for the Institute for Democracy and Economic Affairs (IDEAS) Malaysia. It can be downloaded for free here. Introduction Up to 2008, the spirit of Malaysia’s federalism had all but faded, … Continue reading →

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The Fall of the Corrupt

Posted on May 18, 2018 by Tricia

First published in theSun here, on 17 May 2018. IN Ayi Kwei Armah’s book, The Beautyful Ones are Not Yet Born, the protagonist is a civil servant who chooses not to take bribes for favours at the expense of his children’s education … Continue reading →

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Notes on a New Nation, Day 7

Posted on May 17, 2018 by Tricia

Notes on a New Nation Day 7 Post GE-14 (16 May 2018) and Concluding Thoughts (for now) How apt it is to end the week with what most would consider to be sweet justice. Just seven short days following the … Continue reading →

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Notes on a New Nation, Day 6

Posted on May 15, 2018 by Tricia

Notes on a New Nation Day 6, Post-GE14 (15 May 2018) The slowest news day since the election, so we shall keep it short. Last evening (14 May), the Agong released a press statement stating that he was satisfied with … Continue reading →

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