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Pakatan Rakyat must rethink strategies

Barisan Nasional has managed to pocket 60 percent or 133 out of the total 222 seats by winning only 48 percent of the popular votes.

The “Rakyat Tsunami” in Sabah

The results in Sabah showed the changing political ground even as the influence of the politics of development remained strong.

Al-Qardawi’s ‘vote’ in GE13: Does it matter?

If there is one impact of Islam on the Muslim electorate is that leaders who have neglected Islamic ideals of good governance will be removed.

How Malays voted at GE13

The new breed of Malays have their eyes now set on cosmopolitan leaders, regardless of which party they are from.

Observations from Malaysia’s 2013 elections

Professor Ed Aspinall shares his views on Malaysia's general elections.

Thailand’s knights of the realm

A new book traces the role of the police and the military in the modern political history of Thailand.

Ghosts to citizens

The excrement that we dispose of quietly and in private is the very same substance that nurtures our national body.

What’s brewing in Thailand?

Jim Taylor reports on rising tensions in Thailand following Yingluck's landmark democracy speech in Mongolia.

Middle Malaysia has arrived?

Has Pakatan Rakyat moved the majority of Malaysians to the centre of the political spectrum?

It was never about the election …

No electoral system is perfect and Malaysia's still has a long way to go. The role of the opposition is to keep pressure on the government.

Malaysian PM should resign, says expert

Greg Lopez calls on Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak to resign because of his failure to claim a legitimate mandate

Malaysia’s election: An Indonesian comparison

Professor Edward Aspinall asks "how long will elections seem truly consequential for Malaysians if the national government can never be changed by them?"