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The initiative is aimed at improving the socio-economic position of ethnic Malay and indigenous people, a sizeable majority in Malaysia. The Barisan Nasional (BN) alliance, led by…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB286153
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Her comments hint at the political difficulties facing the one-year-old NLD-led administration in 2017.
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB217549
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A key factor in the PN’s gains was the strong performance of the Pan-Malaysian Islamic Party (PAS), the largest party in parliament’s lower house.
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB281482
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Myanmar's new government needs foreign investment to pay for development, creating fresh opportunities for China. However, attitudes to foreign investment within Myanmar's…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB213988
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Disinformation is being used in a variety of contexts -- from political and business competition to a broad spectrum of ethnic and religious rivalries. Moreover, foreign…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB273669
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A Thai court blocked the order on August 6, but the government is expected to push back forcefully. This comes as South-east Asian governments struggle to contain disinformation…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB263456
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Malaysia’s next general election is due by August 2018 but could come before May. The vice-president of the opposition Islamist party Amanah has accused the government of…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB225775
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Legislation dividing it into two union territories -- Jammu and Kashmir, and Ladakh -- was passed in early August, concurrently with the revocation of Jammu and Kashmir’s special…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB247514
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The polls will be a major test for the ‘unity government’, whose two main coalitions are Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim’s Pakatan Harapan (PH) and its erstwhile rival Barisan…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB280229
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This is helping to insulate them from immediate political pressures relating to the pandemic crisis, but their hopes for spurring long-term economic recovery depend greatly on…