by Sophie Lemière | Feb 22, 2024 | Blog, Featured, Opinion Pieces
Credit: AP Photo/Vincent Thian, File The heir of a glorified line of politicians, Malaysia’s former Prime Minister Najib Razak (2009-2018) embodied the promise of a new era of liberalism in both the economic and social realms. However, history has yet to determine... 
by Sophie Lemière | Apr 24, 2023 | Blog, Featured, Opinion Pieces
Photo: Rohd Rasfan/ Getty Image Now that the first 100 days of Anwar Ibrahim’s government are over, the democratic path that the iconic leader of the Reformasi movement had promised to set the country on remains extremely sinuous. Stuck between his allies in the... by Sophie Lemière | Mar 24, 2023 | Blog, Opinion Pieces
Photo: Rohd Rasfan/ Getty Image Anwar Ibrahim became the tenth prime minister of Malaysia in November 2022. His popularity is at an all-time high with an approval rating of 68 percent, according to a recent poll by the Merdeka Center. This number at best nuances or at... 
by Sophie Lemière | Sep 20, 2022 | Blog, Opinion Pieces
Photo: ARIF KARTONO/AFP via Getty Images (CSIS) Najib Razak, former prime minister of Malaysia, had his 12-year sentence for abuse of power and corruption upheld on August 23. It is the first time in the country’s history that a former prime minister has been sent to... by Sophie Lemière | Apr 26, 2022 | Blog, Opinion Pieces
Photo: MOHD RASFAN/AFP/Getty Images (CSIS) The 1MDB case, the largest (known) financial scandal in Malaysia’s history, is taking another turn with accusations of corruption and conflicts of interest against Nazlan Ghazali, the judge who sentenced former prime minister...