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

What Najib seeks is 1BN

November 08, 2009

Nov 8 — It may be saying too much to claim that Malaysia’s major political parties are self-destructing. But they are certainly not in the best of health.The recently-ended … Read More

Imagine no Umno-MCA symbiosis

October 24, 2009

OCT 24 — The crisis within MCA is different from earlier ones because, no matter how it is solved, not having an inspiring message for the young is a greater and more damning … Read More

BN infighting is just beginning

September 19, 2009

SEPT 19 — Aftershocks of the dismal showing by Malaysia’s ruling coalition in last year’s general election continue to reverberate through the political landscape. Slowly … Read More

No strong MCA without a strong UMNO

September 05, 2009

SEPT 5 — Undoubtedly, the 60-year-old MCA, just like the United Malays National Organisation (Umno), its senior partner in the ruling Barisan Nasional (BN), has had a long … Read More

Can Najib drop ‘Malays’ from Umno?

August 22, 2009

AUG 22 — Malaysian Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Abdul Razak is reportedly trying to get his Cabinet to drop the requirement for Malaysians to state their race in official … Read More

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