https://www.scmp.com/rss/507031/feed Kevin Zhang is a Research Officer with the Malaysia Studies Programme at ISEAS. en https://assets.i-scmp.com/static/img/icons/scmp-meta-1200x630.png https://www.scmp.com On December 15, the Malaysian parliament passed its final reading of next year’s budget. The measure, which was passed 111 to 108, was – in reality – approval of the country’s biggest-ever budget as well as a vote of confidence in the ruling Perikatan Nasional (PN) administration. Led by Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin, the PN coalition has faced repeated criticism from former prime minister Mahathir Mohamad and the opposition Pakatan Harapan (PH) coalition for being an illegitimate government –... https://www.scmp.com/week-asia/opinion/article/3114877/malaysia-shafie-apdal-vs-anwar-ibrahim-contest-opposition?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/week-asia/opinion/article/3114877/malaysia-shafie-apdal-vs-anwar-ibrahim-contest-opposition?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 22 Dec 2020 04:00:20 +0000 On Saturday, the residents of Slim – a small, rural, Malay-majority constituency in the Malaysian state of Perak – will vote in a by-election. Ordinarily, such a poll would not be on most people’s radars, but strategists and analysts will eagerly scrutinise the results of this contest as both an indication of popular sentiment for the United Malays National Organisation (Umno) – the erstwhile dominant party in Malaysian politics – and for the debut of Malaysia’s newest party, Pejuang, the... https://www.scmp.com/week-asia/opinion/article/3099218/mahathirs-last-battle-malaysia-election-set-test-support-former?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/week-asia/opinion/article/3099218/mahathirs-last-battle-malaysia-election-set-test-support-former?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 28 Aug 2020 05:05:36 +0000