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1 – 10 of 78In his swearing-in speech, he said “the more experienced ministers” would “provide continuity” but also warned that Singapore would be “vulnerable to external influences” pulling…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB287150
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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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MALAYSIA: Poll results create dilemmas for government
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-ES281213
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MALAYSIA: Premier’s Hamas line helps him domestically
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-ES283236
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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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The code bans sex outside marriage, cohabitation between unmarried couples and “humiliation” of the government. It prohibits online insults to the president and other state…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB275731
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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…