Campaign in critical state election confusing and uninspiring, writes Bridget Welsh.
Urban exclusion in Southeast Asia
When it comes to urban planning, lines of exclusion and inclusion need to be redrawn.
Personalities and institutional power in Malaysia
An authoritarian system set up to let unpopular and weak leaders rule -- no matter what.
The politics of hudud in Malaysia
Islamic parties need politics and theology that appeal to both Muslims and non-Muslims.
Not business as usual in Malaysia
Najib and nation both bruised by new and rough political terrain, writes Bridget Welsh.
Silencing the media in Malaysia
Is there any chancing of ending a long history of stifling free speech?
A pressing concern
Amrita Malhi examines what's behind the expulsion of Australian media from Malaysia.
Mahathir no solution for Malaysia’s mess
Hopping into bed with former PM is an act of narrow-interest desperation.
Why Najib Razak is still in power
A flawed political system and power vacuum keeps scandal-hit PM in office.
An education in captivity
Edith Mirante reports on a Malaysian boarding school escape with tragic consequences.
Ritualism and the erosion of human rights
States in the Asia-Pacific increasingly pay lip service to protections they sign up to.
Najib and Malaysia’s road to redemption?
There could be even darker times ahead for Malaysia's democracy, writes Amrita Malhi.
Region’s human rights watchdogs lack bite
National institutions aren't protecting anyone, new report shows.
The rise and rise of Muslim politics
Political Islam will shape Malaysia more and more, argues Kok-Hin Ooi.