Category Archives: Ethno-Religious Politics

Integration the world over

Posted on March 20, 2017 by Tricia

First published in theSun on 16 March 2017, here. IN August 2015, I visited France at a time when the Syrian refugee crisis was just unfolding, causing much uncertainty and consternation. The discussions I had with academics and policy analysts … Continue reading →

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Minorities in an age of distrust

Posted on October 6, 2015 by Tricia

(First published in theSun newspaper on 1 October 2015, here). OVER the last week I spent in Paris under invitation of the French Foreign Ministry, almost every academic and official I met raised the refugee crisis and migration as the … Continue reading →

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All policy is local

Posted on February 2, 2015 by Tricia

First published in theSun here, on 29 January 2015. EARLIER this week, the PAS president’s statement that local council elections would eventually lead to racial riots raised ire among civil society, as well as members of his own coalition party member, … Continue reading →

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Where values begin

Posted on January 10, 2015 by Tricia

(First published in theSun on 8 January 2015, here). FOR all of our technical analysis of how to improve such-and-such a public policy, the most current of which being the deforestation decisions that may have contributed largely to the flood disaster, … Continue reading →

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Moderates break their silence

Posted on December 14, 2014 by Tricia

(First published in theSun on 12 December 2014, here). ABOLISHING the Sedition Act would not quite result in madness and mayhem, as some would have us believe, but in the likes of towering Malaysians standing up against supremacist NGOs. Earlier this … Continue reading →

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Uniting ourselves

Posted on February 13, 2014 by Tricia

(First published in theSun on 13 February 2014, here.) LAST weekend on Feb 8, IDEAS celebrated its 4th anniversary in conjunction with the 111th birthday of Almarhum Tunku Abdul Rahman Putra Al-Haj, the country’s first prime minister. Speeches by Tan … Continue reading →

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The malapportionment of blame

Posted on May 13, 2013 by Tricia

The malapportionment of blame Tricia Yeoh (First published in Malaysiakini on 11th May 2013) COMMENT In the past week, two Malay newspapers Utusan Malaysia and Kosmo! chose to have as their headlines controversial statements that could be considered incendiary in reference to the Chinese having … Continue reading →

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The PAS conundrum – or is it really?

Posted on December 22, 2012 by Tricia

The PAS conundrum – or is it really? (From Selangor Times, 28th December 2012) At a recent policy dinner at St. Mike’s, a cozy Ipoh restaurant, I spoke of civil society, reform issues and my experience of having worked at … Continue reading →

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In Search of National Identity

Posted on September 8, 2012 by Tricia

In Search of National Identity (A version of this was first published in theSun on 7th September 2012). It has become somewhat of an annual affair in August and September that Malaysians obsess about our national identity. Although laughable at … Continue reading →

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A Matter of Sacrifice

Posted on August 25, 2012 by Tricia

A Matter of Sacrifice (A version of this was published in theSun on 24th August 2012). I started fasting alongside my Muslim friends in 2009, making this year the fourth time I observed the full Ramadhan month. Many friends ask … Continue reading →

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