Category Archives: General Politics

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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Run For Their Money: Unequal Constituency Development Funds in Malaysia

Posted on September 15, 2024 by Tricia

This was first published in Fulcrum here, on 2 September 2024. Malaysia should consider a Constituency Development Act which would lay out the roles and responsibilities for disbursing constituency development funds to MPs. In July, Malaysian opposition Member of Parliament … Continue reading →

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Malaysia needs ASEAN to navigate a pathway between ‘the West’ and ‘the rest’

Posted on August 21, 2024 by Tricia

This piece was first published on the East Asia Forum site on 18 August 2024 here. Its editorial, titled “Malaysia mustn’t waste its moment of regional leadership”, also refers to the piece here. As ASEAN chair in 2025, Malaysia has … Continue reading →

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The Business of Governing Penang: Workarounds as Remedy?

Posted on July 31, 2024 by Tricia

This is a journal article co-authored by Xinying Chan, Meredith Weiss and myself, published in the Journal of Current Southeast Asian Studies. It can be accessed here. Citation: Chan, X. Y., Weiss, M. L., & Yeoh, T. (2024). The Business … Continue reading →

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Why are Asian thinktankers pessimistic about the future?

Posted on November 8, 2023 by Tricia

This op-ed was first published on the On Think Tanks website here, on 17 October 2023. In the Think tank state of the sector report 2023, Asian thinktankers were pessimistic about the future. Political challenges appeared to be driving this pessimism, … 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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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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