Category Archives: General Politics

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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Infusing federalism into public health decision-making

Posted on May 5, 2020 by Tricia

First published on Malaysiakini here on 5 May 2020. The federal government’s decision to ease the movement control order (MCO) from May 4 to 12 was abruptly announced just three days earlier, on Labour Day.  Almost immediately, the Sarawak and … Continue reading →

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Malaysia’s Federalism Reverts to a Vanishing Past

Posted on April 7, 2020 by Tricia

By Tricia Yeoh, Fellow, the Institute for Democracy and Economic Affairs (IDEAS) First published on Asialink, The University of Melbourne, on 6 April 2020, here. The Malaysian government’s National Action Council, set up to address the Covid-19 emergency, held a … Continue reading →

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The political economy that Perikatan Nasional inherits – and will have to tackle

Posted on March 9, 2020 by Tricia

This article was first published on New Mandala on 6 March 2020 here. As the dust settles on the political machinations from the top that threw Malaysia into unchartered territory – this was the first time since 1969 that the … 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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