Malaysia

The "Kajang Move" undermines the essence of democracy and Malaysia's transition to a genuine two-party system, argues Azmil Tayeb.

Malaysia is placed in the bottom quarter of the gender gap index. Has this anything to do with how UMNO views the role of its women members.

Clive Kessler argues that the Malaysian federal constitution is being hijacked by a cabal of non-democratic forces.

What is happening in Malaysia is a process of forced nationalisation -- a rigid monolithic monoculture nationalism with religion its most powerful weapon.

Greg Lopez suggests that it's time to stop relying on the elites to find solutions to Malaysia's problems

Elections, prime-ministers, princes, riots and penises - New Mandala had it all in 2013. Here are our most popular stories for the year.

Danielle May argues the closeness of the 2013 election indicates an underlying shift in political attitudes

If the next redelineation exercise does not address malapportionment, it may be the end of reconciliation efforts

The condemnation of UMNO is increasingly becoming mainstream. Does this signal a change of what the international community thinks of UMNO?

Hate speech is unacceptable and should not be part of free speech, and should be restricted in Malaysia, argues Dr. Mohd Azizuddin.

By equating unorthodoxy with deviancy, the Malaysian state is killing off intellectual creativity and innovativeness among its Muslim populace

Murray Hunter articulates why Malaysia's opposition does not deserve to take over the federal government.

If Malaysia wants to turn its vision of high income status into a reality, reform of the rule of law should be on the agenda.

Joyce Ng, the editor of the only Australia-based Malaysian magazine, explains what motivated this venture

Alison Abraham wonders what can be done to address racism in Australia and Malaysia, and how much of this boils down to individual action.

Ahmad Fuad Rahmat provides a critique of one of Malaysia's greatest thinkers, Syed Muhammad Naquib Al-Attas

Dr. Arnold Puyok discusses recent developments in Sabah and Sarawak.

Tessa Houghton reports on "Watching the Watchdog" project which monitored and analysed the Malaysian media at the 13th general election.

One of Malaysia's top political scientists discusses the fortunes of the two East Malaysian states after Malaysia's 13th general election.

Haris Ibrahim explains why, in his view, in Malaysia it has to be "Anything But UMNO"

Will Malaysia allow China a naval base in Sabah? What would the implications be for ASEAN if there were closer China-Malaysia military cooperation?

The question is: why did a Malaysian university give an honorary doctorate to North Korean dictator Kim Jong Un?

Meet one of Malaysia's most prominent social activists at the ANU as he shares his experience in opposing authoritarianism in Malaysia

A short comment on the use of surveys and the interpretations of the results in the "Extremism in the name of Islam and Malaysian Muslims" article.