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BBC World Questions Panel: Can Malaysia emerge as a mature democracy?
Malaysia’s Future: Reform, Economy & Global Challenges ft. Dr Tricia Yeoh | Episode 67 (Are We OK?)
The Future of Federal-State Relations | BERNAMA World
Kunjungan Xi Jinping ke Asia Tenggara: Implikasi ekonomi dan politik untuk Malaysia
Data and Democracy Keynote Speech by Dr Tricia Yeoh (IDEAS)
Tricia Yeoh on bottom up accountability I OTT Conference 2024 Keynote Address | Barcelona, May 2024
IDEAS 7th Liberalism Conference: Closing Address by Dr Tricia Yeoh, CEO of IDEAS
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Category Archives: Federalism
Should Selangor Take Kuala Lumpur Back?
This was first published by ISEAS-Yusof Ishak Institute on its Fulcrum platform on 18 December 2024, here. There is talk of integrating Kuala Lumpur into Selangor again. However, before considering reintegration, the capital’s governance and residents’ needs must be addressed. … Continue reading
Tug of Wealth: Malaysian States Seek a Fairer Deal in Oil and Gas
First published on the Fulcrum platform under ISEAS-Yusof Ishak Institute on 18 November 2024, here. A potential legal tussle between Sarawak and Petronas has implications for Malaysia’s approach to development and for the country as a whole. In early September, … Continue reading
Posted in Economics, Federalism, Oil and Gas
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Managing State-Federal Relations: Growing Pressure on the Madani Administration
This was published as a Trends 2024/25 under the ISEAS-Yusof Ishak Institute, accessible here. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY Since the Sheraton Move in 2020 which led to the fall of the Malaysian government, many state governments in the federation have held their … Continue reading
Posted in Academia, Federalism, Public Administration
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SG4 Group: PAS Bid to Consolidate Bargaining Power?
This was first published on Fulcrum here, on 2 October 2024. A new move by four PAS-controlled states to form a joint company is brilliant if seen from the lens of political consolidation. Four Malaysian states – Kedah, Kelantan, Perlis … Continue reading
Posted in Economics, Federalism, Public Administration, Religion
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The Business of Governing Penang: Workarounds as Remedy?
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
In the fight against COVID-19, what can states do?
This article first appeared on Malaysiakini here, on 14 July 2021. As the country continues to battle Covid-19, several states have attempted to take matters into their own hands. For example, as of July 13, the Sabah and Sarawak state … Continue reading
Posted in Federalism, Health, Public Administration
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Will Pakatan Harapan’s Hold on Selangor Continue?
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
Posted in Federalism, General Politics, Selangor
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State Governments and the 2021 Emergency: Unfettered Powers at the Centre
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
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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Federalism and the COVID-19 Crisis: State-Federal Tensions Arise in Malaysia
I have been using the Forum of Federations website quite a bit in my research, so very pleased to have written this piece for their “Federalism and the COVID-19 Crisis” series for Malaysia. This was first published on the Forum … Continue reading
