International
17 August 2023
With the country’s Islamists still stuck in Constantinople, Anwar’s government looks likely to hold
Books & arts
17 March 2023
Democracy has spread in a distinctive way among Asia’s success stories
International
25 November 2022
Heir apparent in the 1990s, Anwar Ibrahim has finally taken Malaysia’s top job
International
24 August 2021
Out of the turmoil, the party that lost the last election is back leading a new government
Books & arts
2 February 2021
Books | Historian Tim Harper enters the hidden world of early-twentieth-century Asian revolutionaries
International
29 September 2020
The aspiring prime minister makes his move, the king goes to hospital, and Sabah votes
Books & arts
12 May 2020
Books | Winning elections in Southeast Asia is tough — and then what do you do?
International
28 February 2020
Less than two years after its historic election win, Malaysia’s ruling coalition is in chaos. How did it come to this?
International
16 May 2018
Can the five parties of the governing coalition reconcile very different priorities?
International
11 May 2018
Having won the most seats, the opposition parties endured twenty-four hours of suspense. Was the old government working on plan B?
International
29 April 2018
Asia’s giant is playing an outsized role in Malaysia’s election campaign
International
12 January 2018
This year’s election will be a fight not only for government but also over the legacy of the country’s most successful party
International
31 July 2017
In alliance with former enemies, the pugnacious ex-prime minister is reshaping Malaysia’s political landscape
International
19 October 2016
Affordable electronics are beginning to provide solar power to rural Malaysia where large-scale projects have failed
International
25 September 2015
With a terror alert issued and the country’s redshirts threatening to riot, Malaysia’s intractable political crisis has come to a head, writes Amrita Malhi
International
30 July 2015
The only way out of Malaysia’s malaise is to introduce the reforms first demanded by the reformasi movement in the late 1990s, writes Dan Slater
National affairs
11 October 2013
Despite Tony Abbott’s apology, the memory of the Coalition’s attack on the Malaysian Solution will linger in Kuala Lumpur, writes Clive Kessler
International
30 September 2013
The Malaysian activist was due in Australia this week to speak in three cities and meet members of the large Malaysian community here, writes Gerhard Hoffstaedter. The…
International
7 May 2013
Rural dynamics explain the government’s victory in the Malaysian election, argues Edward Aspinall
Correspondents
4 May 2013
A historic election campaign reopened old questions about what kind of nation Malaysia should be, writes Amrita Malhi in Kuala Lumpur
Essays & reportage
3 February 2012
Logging has changed remote Sarawak in many ways, but the aftermath can produce a new kind of isolation, writes Christine Horn
National affairs
21 December 2011
The weekend’s boat tragedy makes the need for regional cooperation more urgent than ever, writes Savitri Taylor. The good news is that real progress has already been made
National affairs
9 May 2011
There’s an opportunity in the agreement with Malaysia, but the government isn’t likely to take it, writes Klaus Neumann
National affairs
9 May 2011
The Gillard government has taken two steps forward and one step back in its efforts to deal with irregular arrivals by boat, writes Savitri Taylor
International
2 December 2010
Malaysia’s Free Gaza campaign is pitched at both international and domestic audiences, writes Amrita Malhi
International
20 January 2010
Attacks on Christian churches in Malaysia tell us more about shifting political faultlines than about religious attitudes in this multi-ethnic, multi-faith society, writes…
Essays & reportage
2 December 2009
Our border cooperation with regional neighbours has entered questionable territory, writes Savitri Taylor
International
12 November 2008
The hiatus in Malaysian politics can’t last, writes Natasha Rudra