Category Archives: Selangor

Reviving UMNO: Party Institutionalization and Coalition Management in Selangor and Malacca

Posted on June 20, 2025 by Tricia

This is my latest publication by ISEAS-Yusof Ishak Institute, released on 13 June 2025. The full version can be downloaded here. I did ground research in the states of Selangor and Malacca to investigate the former dominant party UMNO’s party … Continue reading →

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Should Selangor Take Kuala Lumpur Back?

Posted on December 24, 2024 by Tricia

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 →

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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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Seeking fresh leads to Beng Hock’s death

Posted on July 20, 2019 by Tricia

First published in the New Straits Times on 17 July 2019 here. IT has been 10 years since the “mysterious” death of Teoh Beng Hock, the aide of a Selangor state executive councillor being investigated for his use of allocation … Continue reading →

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Notes on a New Nation, Day 4

Posted on May 13, 2018 by Tricia

Notes on a New Nation Day 4 Post-GE14, 13 May 2018 It has been the quietest day in news since election day (thankfully). Kudos to the media that has been faithfully following the news daily; they must be exhausted, but … Continue reading →

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In the contest for power, Malaysia’s resurgent states stake a claim

Posted on April 26, 2018 by Tricia

First published in New Mandala on 24 April 2018, here. The era of dominant federal government may be over as leading states push for greater autonomy, resisting a centre compromised by scandal and policy drift. Ahead of Malaysia’s 14th general election … Continue reading →

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Catalonia’s lessons on federalism

Posted on October 12, 2017 by Tricia

(First published in theSun on 11 October 2017, here). ON Oct 1, the Spanish region of Catalonia – in which its capital Barcelona is located – held its second independence referendum in three years. The Catalan government announced that the official … Continue reading →

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The untold story of the Teoh Beng Hock case – Final Part

Posted on July 19, 2017 by Tricia

First published on The Malaysian Insight here, on Tuesday 18 July 2017. THE taxi feels like it is about to fall apart, as Beng Hock’s father takes me for a spin around the neighbourhood in the car that has been … Continue reading →

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The untold story of the Teoh Beng Hock case – Part 2

Posted on July 19, 2017 by Tricia

First published on The Malaysian Insight here, on Monday 17 July 2017. THE air was thick with the smell of incense, grey smoke rising against the green, hilly backdrop of the Nirvana Memorial Park in Semenyih. It was a particularly … Continue reading →

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The untold story of the Teoh Beng Hock case – Part 1

Posted on July 19, 2017 by Tricia

First published on The Malaysian Insight here on Sunday, 16 July 2017. “WHAT would you say to Beng Hock if he was alive today?” Up till this question, Soh Cher Wei, the wife of Teoh Beng Hock, had maintained a … Continue reading →

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