Post-election notes 4 | Can Anwar turn things around?
Whichever way you cut it, the results of the August 12 elections were a huge setback for the unity government …
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Post-election notes 3 | PAS now on the cusp of power
The biggest winner of all was undoubtedly PAS, the dominant partner in the PN coalition. Thanks largely to PAS, PN …
Post-election notes 2: Can UMNO save itself?
For UMNO, once the nation’s hegemon, the August 12 state elections were another humiliating affair. It failed to win even …
Post Election Notes 1: The more the DAP wins, the more it loses
The DAP continued its stellar electoral performance on August 12, winning 45 of the 46 seats it contested. The DAP’s …
Crucial state-level elections could decide the future of Anwar’s government
State-level elections are traditionally more about local issues but the upcoming elections (in the states of Kedah, Kelantan, Terengganu, Negeri …
Mahathir’s bigotry may yet revive the spirit of Malaysia
Extremists like Dr Mahathir Mohamad and Hadi Awang have always felt that they can say even the most outrageous things …
Secular democracy or Islamic theocracy?
One of the questions I always get especially from non-Muslims when I question the policies and actions of the unity …
Why empowering JAKIM is wrong
Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim’s invitation to JAKIM to go beyond its traditional role of preaching, training and jointly organising Quran …
Why Hadi is the face of Malaysia’s future Part 3: Can Anwar save Malaysia?
Many – especially non-Muslims – are now looking to Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim to stem the advance of political Islam …
Why Hadi is the face of Malaysia’s future Part 2: No one left to stand up for secular Malaysia
What is needed, of course, is a concerted effort to confront the political narrative of Islamists like Hadi, but that …
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