Dennis Ignatius
While all eyes are on the so-called Dubai Move, something of far greater significance might be about to take place – a pardon for disgraced former Prime Minister Najib Razak. The campaign to free him – pushed by UMNO and tacitly supported by others in the Unity Government – has be
Dennis Ignatius
The country is once again awash with rumours of plots to topple the government. Powerful figures are said to be involved.
But what is really interesting is that some of the rumoured machinations are so implausible that one wonders what is really going on. Take the so-called “Du
Murray Hunter
This was a journal article published in the Conflict and Peace Studies Journal (CPSJ) at Prince of Songkla University (PSU). This article looked at the Anwar government’s first 3 months in office. The notes I have added looks at how the trajectories I predicted turned out.
This a
Dennis Ignatius
[1] There’s a lot of excitement over the MACC’s investigation of former finance minister Daim Zainuddin. Many are hoping that Dr Mahathir Mohamad might be next.
[2] It is of course great for democracy and good governance that no one is beyond the reach of the law. Certainly, ev