Malaysian Politics
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Andrew Harding and James Chin (2014) 50 Years of Malaysia: Federalism Revisited (Singapore: Marshall Cavendish) pp. 152-185
In the third Projek Pantau Report Card, IDEAS gives special focus to Pillar 4 (Return Sabah and Sarawak to the Status Accorded by the Malaysia Agreement 1963).
Malaysia’s fundamentals remain strong and the country is expected to grow and increase its appeal to international investors. In spite of recent regional turmoil prompted by China’s economic rebalancing, the end of the commodity... more
Slamming stuttering tongues is just another act in a long history of oppression, writes Tan Zi Hao. Malaysia has a problem with language, and more particularly its use and abuse. Footballer Faiz Subri's recent address in English upon his... more
In the last two decades, major cities in Malaysia have witnessed a spate of urban redevelopment including commercial and retail complexes, and residential estates. The current urban transformations taking place in Malaysian cities are... more
Upcoming Sarawak State Election, Taib Mahumd, GPS, Opposition, DAP, Parti Saraak Bersatu, Gerak Sarawak, PKR Sarawak
This research make comparison between two Islamic party in Malaysia; Parti Islam Se-Malaysia (PAS) and Parti Amanah Negara (AMANAH). The author argues these two political party had different Islamic ideology, which then create different... more
Sudden Death was a performance created in memory of Teoh Beng Hock. I read your (artist) statement -you were also concerned with the issue of death in police custody, prison and detention camps.
It was a tumultuous year for Malaysia. As the country was experiencing the onset of the first wave of COVID-19 in late February 2020, the majority coalition, the Alliance of Hope (Pakatan Harapan) that formed the federal government at the... more
James Chin & Joern Dosch (eds) Mahathir Mohamad stepped down as Malaysia's longest serving prime minister in 2003. Officially he does not hold any political office, but his views and influence still prevail. He was largely responsible... more
Published as Postill, J. 2014. A critical history of internet activism and social protest in Malaysia, 1998-2011. Asiascape: Digital Asia Journal 1-2: 78-103. NB. THIS IS A DRAFT. SEE PUBLISHED PAPER HERE:... more
A brief comparison of punishments for homicide and bodily injury under the Kelantan Syariah Criminal Code and the Penal Code
Sebuah Rencana yang bertajuk Batu Sumpah Peringatan di Sabah: Mana Perkataan “Kerajaan Malaysia Jamin” ?
A Locality Analysis in the 10th Sarawak State Election - by Asiyah Kassim, Shaharuddin Badaruddin, Zurina Md. Nen, Sarina Othman, Mazlan Che Soh, Nadrawina Isnin and Azami Zaharim
Singapore has depended on water imports from neighbouring catchments in Johor, Malaysia since its founding. Despite long-standing cooperation, economic, environmental, and political forces are destabilizing cross-strait water flows. Johor... more
Kemerdekaan Tanah Melayu sering digambarkan sebagai perjuangan pena dan kertas. Namun disebalik kemerdekaan itu jarang sekali dibincangkan apakah yang telah dilepaskan oleh Orang Melayu kepada kaum lain. Penulisan ini cuba memberikan... more
JILL IRELAND VS KDM, GOVT OF MALAYSIA (GROUDS OF JUDGEMENT) NO: R4(2)-25-256-2008 This is such an important case that I have decided to upload the entire judgement. Read it carefully and you will understand how the Govt bureaucracy works... more
This book review attempts to describe and analyze the concepts of Islamic schools of thought dedicated to the traditional group and reformer group as discussed by William R. Roff through the conception of 'Kaum Tua' and 'Kaum Muda' that... more
When musical parodies as ‘authentic imitations’ of existing artistic compositions or cultural memes are transmitted through social media, the general public may be provoked and confronted with mixed reactions on decency and other moral... more
Presentation of Advance Studies of Malaysia Politics and Governance
Creating stability in Malaysia’s multinational federation is a challenging process. This is because Malaysia still faces the problem of developmental imbalance between regions, disharmony of race relations and the threat of separation.... more
This was the report by the Parliamentary Select Committee on Electoral Reform submitted to the Parliament on December 2011. [Disclaimer: I am not an author of the report. Uploaded here only for public references]
Decolonisation often involved picking from competing nationalist visions for the shape of the postcolonial nation-state. The visions which lost out are no less important for their impact on decolonisation and the nation-state, but they... more
book Title: Religion and Identity Politics: Global Trends and Local Realities
Political risk assessments are always provided by human input--country experts--at base. This study compares an assessment of Malaysia's political risk by one country expert with the assessment of 35 knowledgeable Malaysians and foreign... more
This is the Election Commission's final proposal on the 2015 Sarawak Constituency Redelineation exercise, tabled at and adopted by the Parliament.
Disclaimer: the author is not me. I only archive it for public access.
Disclaimer: the author is not me. I only archive it for public access.
This article argues that recurring communal problems in Malaysia can be traced to not only economic and social policies undertaken by pragmatically rather than ideologically-inclined National Front-led governments, but they can also be... more
Perpaduan merupakan asas kepada pembinaan negara bangsa dan harus dipupuk amalannya dalam kalangan masyarakat berbilang kaum di Malaysia. Hal ini dikatakan demikian kerana perpaduan diibaratkan sebagai tiang kemakmuran dan kedamaian... more
Malaysian electoral system is based on the first-past-the-post (FPTP) system, which is noted for its simplicity and providing a clear-cut choice for electors. The system which commonly supports stability and coherence of government is... more
นโยบายภูมิบุตรา (Bumiputera) เป็นนโยบายที่มีลักษณะของการให้สิทธิพิเศษบางประการกับชาวมลายูและชนพื้นเมืองเดิม ตามที่มีบัญญัติไว้ในรัฐธรรมนูญของสหพันธรัฐมาเลเซียเพื่อเป็นหลักประกันทางด้านสังคมและเศรษฐกิจของประชากรในกลุ่มที่เรียกว่า... more
This is to the Kelantan Syariah Criminal Code II (1993) 2015 as the Criminal Procedure Code to the Penal Code.
113 13 mei yang lain: sejarah reaksi seni yang belum berkesudahan mark teh dari pelbagai jalur politik -termasuklah Parti Islam SeMalaysia (PAS), People's Progressive Party (PPP), dan dua buah parti yang baru ditubuhkan, iaitu Democratic... more
Malaysia’s Prime Minister and Barisan Nasional (BN) leader Najib Razak in February 2013 was quoted widely in the media as saying that the general elections (GE) in 2013 will the country’s first “social media election”. This paper examines... more
Festival programme, includes curatorial notes, interviews & projects. The Emergency Festival was co-curated by Fahmi Fadzil, Fahmi Reza, Grey Yeoh, Hariati Azizan, Mark Teh, Norman Teh & Wong Tay Sy, and took place 16-26 October 2008, at... more
This essay tell us on how Pan-Malaysian Islamic Party (PAS) has evolved over almost seven decades by focusing on their Islamism agenda and the challenges faced by the Islamic party.
It is said that the media can set what the public perceived as important. This study has used a quantitative survey in order to understand the effect of agenda setting theory in the Malaysian context. Studying a total of 1500 eligible... more