https://www.scmp.com/rss/514213/feed Kalimullah Hassan was editor-in-chief of Malaysia’s largest media group New Straits Times Press and its deputy chairman from 2004-2008. He is currently semi-retired and focuses on charity work through the ECM Libra Foundation which he and his business partner set up in 2004. en https://assets.i-scmp.com/static/img/icons/scmp-meta-1200x630.png https://www.scmp.com Most Malaysians knew that the general election on Saturday would lead to a hung parliament, with no single party crossing the 112 seats required for a simple majority. Yet, based on flawed polls, social media buzz and opposition Pakatan Harapan (PH) president Anwar Ibrahim’s optimistic proclamations that he had “the numbers”, these same Malaysians worked themselves into a frenzy thinking PH would win. As expected, none of the major coalitions achieved the numbers. What surprised many people was... https://www.scmp.com/week-asia/opinion/article/3200325/malaysia-election-2022-muhyiddin-emerges-top-contender-be-pm-what-nation-hoped?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/week-asia/opinion/article/3200325/malaysia-election-2022-muhyiddin-emerges-top-contender-be-pm-what-nation-hoped?utm_source=rss_feed Sun, 20 Nov 2022 15:07:11 +0000