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Barisan Nasional’s greatest strength would be its numbers of years as a coalition government, its ability to govern together with all parties.

History could have been different had the Moro recruits obeyed orders and pursued their goal of destabilising Sabah for eventual annexation by the Philippines.

Unless resilience to climate change is factored into political calculations, standards of living in Malaysia are likely to face increasing pressure in the medium- to long-term.

The most important issue that the new government must address is to make Malaysia more inclusive and dynamic.

In the wake of recent religious violence, Patrick Jory asks whether the problem in Burma is that people "mix but do not combine"

James Bean argues that the Thai government is making the right moves in pursuing a constructive dialogue on peace in the southern provinces.

While Malaysia has achieved admirable economic success under its dominant coalition government, this has come at the expense of human rights and the free press. Now, the opposition is offering greater transparency.

The most important issue that the new government must address depends on who forms government and by what margin.

Malaysia must go back to the dreams and aspiration of the Father of Malaysia.

Malaysia has been and will always be a multiracial country, and nothing will change that fact.

The most pertinent issues in Malaysia are the issues of corruption and inefficiency in the administrative system.

I’m afraid that BN won’t change much, and PR may change too much for the taste of BN followers and cronies.