Category Archives: Corruption

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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Will Anwar’s political dilemma in Malaysia stall reforms?

Posted on September 23, 2023 by Tricia

This article first appeared on the East Asia Forum website here, on 20 September 2023. The conclusion of six state elections held in August 2023 provided a much-needed pause in Malaysian politics. Held nine months after the 15th general election … Continue reading →

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Reporting on the Reporters (in August Man Magazine)

Posted on May 14, 2020 by Tricia

Thank you August Man Magazine for including me in its feature in conjunction with World Press Freedom Day on 3 May. The full piece can be found on its website here. They also kindly sent me a PDF version of … Continue reading →

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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 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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Malaysia’s new leadership line-up strengthens Mahathir’s hand

Posted on May 15, 2018 by Tricia

First published on the Channel NewsAsia website on 14 May 2018, here. Mahathir Mohamad named three Cabinet ministers and announced the establishment of a Council of Elders on Saturday (May 12), in a move that strengthens his position within the … Continue reading →

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A wider asset declaration scheme

Posted on November 27, 2017 by Tricia

First appeared in theSun here, on 23 November 2017. IT is encouraging that 30 opposition parliamentarians recently agreed to declare their assets under a programme initiated by PKR body Invoke, many declarations of which can already be downloaded by the public … Continue reading →

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The untold story of the Teoh Beng Hock case – Final Part

Posted on July 19, 2017 by Tricia

First published on The Malaysian Insight here, on Tuesday 18 July 2017. THE taxi feels like it is about to fall apart, as Beng Hock’s father takes me for a spin around the neighbourhood in the car that has been … Continue reading →

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The untold story of the Teoh Beng Hock case – Part 2

Posted on July 19, 2017 by Tricia

First published on The Malaysian Insight here, on Monday 17 July 2017. THE air was thick with the smell of incense, grey smoke rising against the green, hilly backdrop of the Nirvana Memorial Park in Semenyih. It was a particularly … Continue reading →

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