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Ooi Kee Beng is the deputy director of the Institute of Southeast Asian Studies.

Thorough leadership change awaits for a defensive Umno

October 08, 2008

OCT 8 — The best form of defence is a good offence. Judging from the bad shape Umno is in despite having had seven months to control the damage done to it and its allies by … Read More

The BN-PR match goes into extra time

September 24, 2008

By Ooi Kee BengSEPT 24 - The Federation of Malaysia celebrated its 45th anniversary on 16 September this year.However, it was not occasion for its 27 million citizens to exercise … Read More

The young’s job to restart the Malaysia project

September 10, 2008

By Ooi Kee BengSEPT 10 — Crises and opportunities are two sides of the same ringgit. Given the stream of critical moments flowing so steadily in recent Malaysian history, the … Read More

Multi-racialism by default

August 28, 2008

By Ooi Kee BengAUG 27 - Malaysia does have a veritable history of multi-racialism. It seems strange to have to state this, given how the whole region has always formed part of an … Read More

Old politics as new tactic

August 13, 2008

By Ooi Kee Beng AUG 13 — The high state of political activism in Malaysia which most liberals would see as a healthy sign that an engaged population still exists is being … Read More

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