by Sophie Lemière | Jan 17, 2023 | Blog, Opinion Pieces
Photo by Annice Lyn/Getty Images With the rise of Anwar Ibrahim as Malaysia’s 10th prime minister and the fall of Mahathir Mohamad, whose once-in-a-lifetime defeat expedited the 97-year-old leader to an overdue retirement, Malaysia has entered a new political era.... 
by Sophie Lemière | Dec 6, 2022 | Blog, Opinion Pieces
Photo: Lisa Marie David – Pool/ Getty Images For his government to survive, Umno needs to pacify the hearts and souls of the Malays, ‘mission impossible’ in a context where PN leaders have openly declared themselves as the government-in-waiting.... 
by Sophie Lemière | Jan 1, 2014 | Book Chapters
This chapter is a short exploration of the relationship between political parties, and more specifically UMNO, and gangs through the case study of Pekida. The articulation of this relationship is the central concept of this study: we define it as “connivance...