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Covid-19 is untamed, Mahathir is circling, there are rumbles of royal discontent and he has a razor thin majority in parliament. Yet despite his rocky boat, the prime minister is maintaining his course Not only have people underestimated Muhyiddin Yassin, but he has...

Malaysia entered its third Movement Control Order (MCO) on June 1. Slated to last until June 14, MCO 3.0 may be renewed for an additional two weeks. If the lockdown is not renewed, Malaysia will enter a six-week period of dialing restrictions back to pre-MCO 3.0...

A Malaysian student last month posted a video reporting one of her teachers telling students: ‘If you want to rape someone make sure they are over 18’ Rather than the consequences of Islamic conservatism, the controversy is a symptom of a global culture of gendered...

Sultan Abdullah Sultan Ahmad Shah has had to make an unprecedented number of decisions this year, amid a global pandemic and the manoeuvres of political parties While his statements and actions are seen by some as contradictory to the king’s constitutional role, it...

As the Malaysian democracy icon prepares to meet the country’s king on Tuesday, anticipation is growing that he might finally become PM History shows such an upset is possible, yet the compromises it would involve could dash any hopes of democratic reform and cause...

The French president’s statement that ‘Islam is in crisis’ reflects the country’s failure to address the challenges of immigration and colonial memory Likewise, Mahathir was trying to rattle Macron, as well as other Muslim leaders – but he has also revealed his...

Anwar Ibrahim, an icon of Malaysia’s democratic movement of the late 1990s, declared on September 23 that he has the parliamentary majority needed to peacefully take power. The announcement has been greeted with skepticism. The 73-year-old politician said the same...