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The final step in institutionalizing Islam Murray Hunter With open discussion in Malaysia now veiled with a taboo in any discussion of the 3Rs (race, religion, and royalty), prime minister Anwar Ibrahim’s comment to the monthly staff meeting at the Prime Minister’s Department (PMD) raises a ma

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

JANUARY 7 — The National Report: Malaysia 2020 is one of 10 national Asean Member State reports produced to feed into a regional Comparative Study on Laws and Policies in the...

OPINION The Herald editorial “We need wisdom and fortitude to help our snapper” (January 3) highlights problems with unhealthy fish, particularly snapper,...

If the objective of the so called ‘Dubai move’ was to give the appearance of political instability, it achieved that goal. If the ‘Dubai move’ is intended to be the start of the downfall of Anwar, it better have a very good strategy in place. Murray Hunter When former finance minister Daim Zainu

As climate change activism is becoming radical, many of the proposed remedies infringe upon the principles of environmentalism.

Murray Hunter The International Republican Institute (IRI), often acts in collaboration with the US based and funds National Endowment for Democracy (NED), and USAID which are both funded by the US government. The IRI is a non-profit organization also funded by the US government. Just like the NE

Ignoring the informal sector will cost Malaysia any chance of achieving uniform growth throughout the economy. Without refocusing policy, the rich will get richer and the poor will become relatively poorer, and Malaysia will remain in the middle-income trap. Murray Hunter When the new health m

A lost opportunity for Islam. ‘Malay unity’ has only been a convenient mythology. Murray Hunter On December 19, FMT reported that a highly placed representative of the Muslim Brotherhood tried to broker a reconciliation between PAS president Abdul Hadi Awang and prime minister Anwar Ibrahim. Fro

New monarch stirs apprehension in political circles