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Lost in race between first world and third

Published: 20/04/2018

Political fatigue has affected reform-minded Malaysians after two missed opportunities since 2008, which has led to centrifugal politics generating even more social tensions. Not even Dr Mahathir’s su ... Read more

Source: www.newmandala.org
Pakistan shuns US for Chinese high-tech weapons

Published: 18/04/2018

In a sign of the shifting balance of power, Islamabad now purchases much of its advanced military equipment from Beijing Read more

Source: www.ft.com
Perpetual policy and its limited future as reforms stall

Published: 17/04/2018

Reforming Bumiputera policy is a colossal project both rival coalitions are reluctant to tackle. Yet the political consensus, while striving to transcend ethnic policies in rhetoric, misconstrues and ... Read more

Source: www.newmandala.org

Pakistan seeks to raise funds from expatriates

Published: 16/04/2018

Islamabad seeks to avoid recourse to IMF despite slide in reserves Read more

Source: www.ft.com
Sabah and its GE14 deliverance from nationalised identity

Published: 15/04/2018

Sabah needs leaders and statesmen determined to solve its long overdue need for autonomy, without fear of injuring a federal government's pride. The post Sabah and its GE14 deliverance from nationalis ... Read more

Source: www.newmandala.org
Pakistan’s living Sufi saints flex their political muscle

Published: 14/04/2018

Although threatened by modernity, holy men can still garner crucial votes Read more

Source: www.ft.com

From the streets to the courtroom: judicial electoral contestation

Published: 14/04/2018

Bersih’s legal strategy to check on electoral integrity has exposed and revealed much about the redelineation process, testing the relationships between Malaysia’s political institutions. The post Fro ... Read more

Source: www.newmandala.org
Former Pakistan PM Sharif banned from political office for life

Published: 13/04/2018

Sharif was ousted from office in 2017 after Panama Papers prompted trial Read more

Source: www.ft.com
Prabowo didn’t just announce a presidential run

Published: 12/04/2018

A supposed announcement of his candidacy actually reemphasises how ambivalent Prabowo is about fighting Jokowi again. The post Prabowo didn’t just announce a presidential run appeared first on New Man ... Read more

Source: www.newmandala.org

New tech and old loyalties mash up a historic contest

Published: 12/04/2018

The resurgence of ‘old’ Mahathir against the Najib coalition has been matched with the ‘new’, the cheap smartphone. The post New tech and old loyalties mash up a historic contest appeared first on New ... Read more

Source: www.newmandala.org
The (re)making of Malaysia and its fabulous 1963 promise

Published: 6/04/2018

With Malaysia's Parliament now dissolved in the official rush to GE14's polling day, Sabah and Sarawak are again crucial states determining the winning coalition. The post The (re)making of Malaysia a ... Read more

Source: www.newmandala.org
Air travel in Pakistan is a journey to the 1950s

Published: 4/04/2018

Flying in the country is a pleasure compared with India, but there are downsides Read more

Source: www.ft.com

As GE14 draws near…or, why hold elections?

Published: 3/04/2018

Closer scrutiny of Malaysian elections since the era of Najib Razak's father can sharpen the contrasts over winning—and losing—legitimacy. The post As GE14 draws near…or, why hold elections? app ... Read more

Source: www.newmandala.org
Can our cities survive climate catastrophe? Ancient Asia may hold the key

Published: 3/04/2018

The fall of great premodern Southeast Asian settlements offers hints about what climate change has in store for today's megacities. The post Can our cities survive climate catastrophe? Ancient Asia ma ... Read more

Source: www.newmandala.org
Is China’s Belt and Road working? A progress report from eight countries

Published: 2/04/2018

Beijing’s infrastructure push clouded by project delays and mounting debt Read more

Source: www.ft.com

Pakistan bristles at US pressure to crack down on terror funding

Published: 1/04/2018

Islamabad plans controls on offshore wealth in bid to avoid being put on money-laundering ‘grey list’ Read more

Source: www.ft.com
A ‘Malay Malaysia’, but in what sense Islamic?

Published: 29/03/2018

The Najib government needs to win new legitimacy at GE14 if it's to juggle Malay, Islamic, and royal claims, amid a restive East Malaysia. The post A ‘Malay Malaysia’, but in what sense Islamic? appea ... Read more

Source: www.newmandala.org
Documentation, Restoration, and Repatriation? Reflections on a dance film screening for the ‘Bali 1928’ project

Published: 29/03/2018

Nien Yuan Cheng reflects on the film screening and lecture, "Gender, Crossdressing and Androgyny in Balinese Dance", conducted by ethnomusicologist Edward Herbst under the aegis of the Bali 1928 repat ... Read more

Source: www.newmandala.org

Nissan to launch Datsun brand in Pakistan

Published: 28/03/2018

Latest carmaker to try and lift sales in one of world’s fastest-growing markets Read more

Source: www.ft.com
‘Aku nak Islam lama balik’: a look at one kampung in Sabah

Published: 27/03/2018

Dina Zaman on how the religious tensions of Peninsular Malaysia are being imported to Sabah. The post ‘Aku nak Islam lama balik’: a look at one kampung in Sabah appeared first on New Manda ... Read more

Source: www.newmandala.org

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