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National harmony: race, politics and campaigning in Malaysia
A new report analyses debates around social cohesion and a failed proposal for a National Harmony Commission in Malaysia in light of Pakatan Harapan's collapse
MALAYSIA LATEST
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The return of Anwar
about 5 hours ago
Anwar has a chance to bring stability and reform, but he'll be on a short leash within his coalition and besieged by race-and-religion politics.
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Malaysia’s new struggle over state power
about 5 hours ago
The UMNO era is over, but its political economy model and the social conflicts it created still set the terms of the new politics.
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Watch now: The inaugural Tony and Yohanni Johns lecture by Greg Fealy
about 2 weeks ago
On-the-ground studies find enormous variety and behaviour that often confound the conventional categorisations of religious type.
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“Let the land be”: culture, heritage, and economic development in Melaka
about 1 month ago
Lacking faith in public and private institutions the Kristang community is taking matters in its own hands.
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Flipping the SCRIPT: Anwar seeks to repair his nation in postnormal times
about 1 month ago
The opposition leader's new book is a pitch to lead Malaysians as they set out together to repair their social fabric.
RACE, RELIGION, AND MALAYSIA
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Groundhog day for Fake News in Malaysia
Legitimate criticism of the government’s decision to obtain the state of emergency declaration is now a criminal offence under Malaysian law.
Mental illness in Malaysia: the imperative to destigmatise
The Ministry of Health needs to make the strategic leap from awareness to research and intervention.
A NEW MALAYSIA?
COVID-19 flights to nowhere: radical escape or radical reimagining of the everyday?
The illusion that the domestic space is only a site for social reproduction is over, but what will replace it?
Creating land in the sea: the quest for greater state autonomy in Malaysia
Land reclamation initiatives seek to side-step national regimes which had previously constrained the autonomy of local governments.
Federal-state friction amid Malaysia’s dual political and pandemic plight
The COVID-19 crisis tested the boundaries of federal-state relations when decisions from the centre were not received well by state governments.
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The domesticated Doraemon: the outlook for women under Perikatan Nasional
Recent developments indicate that the female empowerment agenda may critically regress under Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin’s new administration.
Alternative Visions for Malaysia requires combating political clientelism
Ross Tapsell reviews a new book on Malaysian politics ahead of the ANU Malaysia Update 2020 “Alternative Visions for Malaysia”.
The political economy that Perikatan Nasional inherits – and will have to tackle
Malaysia has another new government; Tricia Yeoh looks at the ramifications of past leadership approaches on the new coalition's future.