Najib’s Clemency Barely Moved Markets But Malaysia’s Governance Test Is Far From Over

By TENGKU NOOR SHAMSIAH TENGKU ABDULLAH KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 20 – Malaysia’s markets showed little immediate alarm after former prime minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak was granted conditional clemency allowing him to serve the remainder of his SRC International sentence under house arrest. But the muted reaction should not be mistaken for proof that the decision…

Read More

Middle East War A ‘Double Whammy’ For Southeast Asia, ASEAN Unity A ‘Moot Question’ – Dr Oh Ei Sun

One of the region’s foremost voices on US-China relations and Southeast Asian geopolitics says the region faces a twin vulnerability energy import dependence and trade route disruption while dismissing ASEAN as an organisation incapable of delivering meaningful unity in a fractured world. BY TENGKU NOOR SHAMSIAH TENGKU ABDULLAH KUALA LUMPUR, April 10 – As the…

Read More

ANALYSIS: Sabah Election 2025 — ‘Sabah for Sabahans’ Drives Vote as Local Parties Tighten Grip on Power

Sabah Chief Minister Datuk Seri Hajiji Noor and his new Cabinet line-up. Pix credit Hajiji Haji Noor FB Local identity, infrastructure failures and corruption concerns reshaped the vote as federal coalitions suffered a historic rout, analyst Dr Oh Ei Sun says. BY TENGKU NOOR SHAMSIAH TENGKU ABDULLAH KOTA KINABALU, Dec 5 – The 17th Sabah…

Read More