Category Archives: General Politics

Anwar Ibrahim’s first 100 days in office

Posted on February 17, 2023 by Tricia

Analysis by Tricia Yeoh, PhD This article was first published on Friedrich Naumann Foundation for Freedom’s website here on 13 February 2023. It was also translated and published in German, available here. Quite pleased to have an article auf Deutsch. … Continue reading →

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Crisis Averted for now: Malaysia’s 15th General Election and What Lies Ahead

Posted on November 29, 2022 by Tricia

Tricia Yeoh This piece was originally published by the Heinrich Böll Stiftung Southeast Asia website here, on Monday 28 November 2022. Malaysia’s highly anticipated 15th General Election (GE15) on 19 November 2022, originally intended as a way to end the … Continue reading →

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Malaysian Politics: What Just Happened and the Political Outlook

Posted on October 24, 2021 by Tricia

This article was first published by the Heinrich-Boell Stiftung Southeast Asia on its website here, on 20 October 2021. It is never a dull day in Malaysian politics, but there seems to be a brief pause – for the time … Continue reading →

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PM Muhyiddin Yassin’s resignation signals UMNO’s back in driver’s seat

Posted on August 28, 2021 by Tricia

This was first published on Channel NewsAsia on 16 August 2021, here. KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysian Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin submitted his resignation letter to the King on Aug 16 (Monday) which the latter accepted, but the political impasse has still … Continue reading →

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This political impasse in Malaysia is a calm before the storm

Posted on August 8, 2021 by Tricia

This article first appeared on Channel News Asia here, on 6 August 2021. Should a motion of confidence in PM Muhyiddin Yassin succeed, the Opposition might still attempt a defeat of 2022 Budget, says Tricia Yeoh Events over the last … Continue reading →

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Will Pakatan Harapan’s Hold on Selangor Continue?

Posted on January 22, 2021 by Tricia

This was published as a Trends by the ISEAS-Yusof Ishak Institute in January 2021, and the full publication can be accessed here. Executive Summary • When the Pakatan Harapan (PH) federal government fell inFebruary 2020, PH also lost control over … Continue reading →

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State Governments and the 2021 Emergency: Unfettered Powers at the Centre

Posted on January 22, 2021 by Tricia

This commentary was first published on Fulcrum, ISEAS-Yusof Ishak Institute’s commentary website, here on 22 January 2021. On 12 January, the Agong and the Prime Minister separately announced that the former had approved an Emergency Declaration for Malaysia that took … Continue reading →

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Federal-state friction amid Malaysia’s dual political and pandemic plight

Posted on August 15, 2020 by Tricia

This was first published on New Mandala on 12 August 2020 here. This is a short version that summarises the key thrusts of the larger report that can be found here. This article (and the corresponding report) is part of … Continue reading →

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The Political Economy of Federal-State Relations: How the centre influences resource distribution to the periphery

Posted on May 14, 2020 by Tricia

IDEAS has just released my policy paper, which can be downloaded here. The media statement released together with the paper is pasted below. IDEAS: The federal government must distribute resources fairly, regardless of political affiliation KUALA LUMPUR, 14 MAY 2020: … 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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