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1 – 10 of 24The 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
ISSN: 2633-304X
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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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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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MALAYSIA: Appeals to majority community will rise
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-ES279509
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At the king’s behest, Anwar has assembled a unity government. The main partners to his Pakatan Harapan (PH) are three other coalitions: the Gabungan Rakyat Sabah (GRS), the…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB274368
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East Timor is the only South-east Asian country categorised by the Freedom House organisation as completely ‘free’. Cambodia, Malaysia, the Philippines, Singapore and Thailand, as…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB275071
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The polls were not due until well into 2023, but the leader of the United Malays National Organisation (UMNO), of which Ismail Sabri is a vice president, wanted them brought…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB273467
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MALAYSIA: Political climate will get even stormier
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-ES276626
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ASEAN’s ‘Five-Point Consensus’ plan to ease the fallout from the 2021 coup shows no signs of making progress, and Cambodia -- the group’s 2022 chair -- has stopped advocating…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB273165
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MALAYSIA: Emphasis on ethnic politics will grow