Articles by James Chin

Conventional wisdom supports an incumbent win, but will GPS face any serious opposition as they take state nationalism to the polls?

Time is running out for the state's rebranded BN government, despite a late embrace of 'state nationalism'.

The ‘cari makan’ or a rent-seeking political culture may be the hardest thing to reform in Malaysia, even under a reformist government. And human nature will make this almost impossible to do.

Malaysia's GE14 marks the end of Malaysian Chinese politics after 60 years of dwindling and divisive outcomes, as its modern patron UMNO itself struggles to survive.

A new generation's contest over Sarawak's lost autonomy may force its GE14 voters to reconsider how today's leaders are trapped by the past.

Can former minister and prime minister Najb Razak's ‘good friend’ Shafie Apdal sweep out Sabah's incumbents at GE14, and end up delivering power to Mahathir's opposition?

With Malaysia's Parliament now dissolved in the official rush to GE14's polling day, Sabah and Sarawak are again crucial states determining the winning coalition.

Dayaks' land claims left on shaky ground by self-serving leaders and political malaise.

Political sanctuary, assassination and why Kim Jong Nam’s killing won’t be the last.

Is Malaysia turning its back on the West?

Whether it is 53 or 59, an old debate shows why Sabah and Sarawak may not be celebrating independence.

In the lead up to state elections, old masters still rule from the shadows.