https://www.scmp.com/rss/514457/feed Hasan Jafri is Managing Director of Singapore-based HJ Advisory. He advises global clients on political risk and policy issues in Asia. en https://assets.i-scmp.com/static/img/icons/scmp-meta-1200x630.png https://www.scmp.com Malaysia must focus on improving the economy to boost the chances of Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim’s unity government winning a second term in four years’ time. Anwar’s ruling coalition and the opposition each retained control of three states in last week’s regional elections. The unity government now controls legislatures in nine out of 13 states, giving it confidence that there will be friendly parties at the state level to execute an ambitious national economic agenda. Time is now of the... https://www.scmp.com/week-asia/opinion/article/3231562/malaysias-anwar-ibrahim-must-revamp-economy-defuse-tensions-race-unite-polarised-nation?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/week-asia/opinion/article/3231562/malaysias-anwar-ibrahim-must-revamp-economy-defuse-tensions-race-unite-polarised-nation?utm_source=rss_feed Sat, 19 Aug 2023 02:30:08 +0000 The United Malays National Organisation (Umno), which had dominated Malaysia’s political scene for six decades, has been left in a precarious position after once again being humbled in the country’s latest general election last month. Dogged by corruption allegations, riven with internal rivalries, and hobbled by poor planning and execution, Umno won a paltry 26 of 222 seats in the hotly-contested polls that resulted in the country’s first-ever hung parliament. While Umno is part of Prime... https://www.scmp.com/week-asia/opinion/article/3203385/umnos-time-malaysias-dominant-party-will-it-heed-calls-reforms?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/week-asia/opinion/article/3203385/umnos-time-malaysias-dominant-party-will-it-heed-calls-reforms?utm_source=rss_feed Sun, 18 Dec 2022 01:00:16 +0000