100 days have elapsed since Pakatan Harapan (PH) defeated the ruling Barisan Nasional (BN) coalition during Malaysia’s 14th General Election, and set out to fulfil its electoral promises. But what remains to be done, and how have domestic audiences reacted to their policies? We had...
By Nicholas Fang For TODAY When Malaysia's opposition alliance, Pakatan Harapan, won the May 9 general election, many in the country hoped for a government that could stem corruption and move forward with reform. Many Malaysians admired the commitment and extraordinary energy of Dr Mahathir Mohamad and believed...
SIIA Director of Security and Global Affairs Nicholas Fang was quoted by Reuters on the Singapore-Malaysia water issue. Here's an excerpt from the article. Water hazard: Malaysia's belt-tightening resurrects age-old dispute with Singapore by John Geddie and Aradhana Aravindan “It is not just about money. He (Mahathir) is a...
May 2018 | After 60 years of rule under the Barisan Nasional (BN), Malaysians elected a new coalition, Pakatan Harapan (PH) to lead the country. The outcome was unexpected; most observers had judged that BN’s tricks – especially the use of gerrymandering, money politics and postal...
By Simon Tay For The Business Times A BLACK SWAN has landed in Malaysia. The newly-minted Pakatan Harapan (PH or Alliance of Hope) has won a majority in the elections and, led by Dr Mahathir Mohamad - the long time and iconic former PM - expects to...
By Simon Tay and Fawziah Selamat For The Business Times SUSTAINABILITY issues are still often seen as long-term concerns, rather than requiring urgent attention, despite the Paris agreement to take action to address climate change. Within the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (Asean), there have also been...
April 2018 | Going into the General Election, almost all polls show that the Barisan Nasional (BN), led by the United Malays National Organisation (UMNO) and incumbent Prime Minister Najib Razak, will win. But polls notoriously predicted that Hillary Clinton, not Donald Trump, would win the...
Given the personal and commercial ties that bind Singaporeans to Malaysia, few countries matter to Singapore as much as Malaysia does. What are the likely results of the upcoming General Election (GE14), and what effects would this have on the Malaysian economy and cross-strait ties?...
Ahead of Malaysia’s General Election, Prime Minister Najib Razak and the ruling Barisan Nasional have worked to strengthen their support via stimulus plans. The Malaysian economy is on track for good growth this year, boosted by exports, domestic consumption, and public spending. However, Dr Mahathir...
By Simon Tay and Cheryl Tan City-state seeks cooperation boost despite differences over Trump, China and Myanmar refugees Singapore is settling into its one-year rotating chairmanship of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations at a time when the region's economic growth is outperforming the world. But the...