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Ooi Kee Beng is the deputy director of the Institute of Southeast Asian Studies.

In Malaysia, reforms take a staggered path

December 03, 2011

DEC 3 — The leader of the Youth wing declared at the Umno annual general assembly held this week that the opposition parties had been vehemently opposing the Peaceful Assembly Act … Read More

Did Malaysia mature when we were not looking?

October 31, 2011

OCT 31 — The flurry of Malay organisations making the news in Malaysia bodes well for the country, whether or not these group together extreme rightists, opposition voices, … Read More

A severe test for Pakatan Rakyat

February 13, 2010

FEB 13 — It is a strange trial taking place in Malaysia at the moment; strange because no matter what the verdict turns out to be, the public perception of what is taking place … Read More

Church attacks — A national loosening of commitments

January 16, 2010

JAN 16 — Many relationships have changed in Malaysia over the last week, and most of them for the worse.The attacks on churches throughout Malaysia — nine so far and counting … Read More

BTN issue is a Pandora’s Box

December 19, 2009

DEC 19 — One more Pandora’s Box was recently opened in Malaysian politics.The Youth Wing of Parti Keadilan Rakyat (PKR) managed beyond its own expectations to draw public … Read More

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