https://www.scmp.com/rss/510376/feed Ariel Tan is Deputy Head of Policy Studies at the S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies (RSIS), Nanyang Technological University, Singapore. en https://assets.i-scmp.com/static/img/icons/scmp-meta-1200x630.png https://www.scmp.com Saying that Malaysian politics has been turbulent over the past three years is something of an understatement. But on July 8, when the United Malays National Organisation (Umno) – which commands the largest bloc of parliamentary seats in Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin’s Perikatan Nasional government – withdrew its support for the ruling coalition and called for the premier’s resignation, local politics was thrown into even greater uncertainty. The Muhyiddin administration remains in power, as... https://www.scmp.com/week-asia/opinion/article/3142321/malaysia-what-lies-beneath-divorce-umno-and-muhyiddins-bersatu?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/week-asia/opinion/article/3142321/malaysia-what-lies-beneath-divorce-umno-and-muhyiddins-bersatu?utm_source=rss_feed Sat, 24 Jul 2021 05:30:20 +0000