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May 13, 1969There are two key events that have changed the course of Malaysian history - the first is the attempted creation of the Malayan Union by the British colonialists which galvanised the different Malay communities in Peninsular Malaya (Malaya)…Gregore Lopez3 months agoAsia - East, Political Development
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Reforms in Malaysia - has Najib got it right?Malaysia requires reforms in three key areas – civil, political and economic – for Malaysia to move towards a stable high income economy. Najib has focused only on the fringes of public sector and economic reforms. Without addressing the a…Gregore Lopez4 months agoAsia - East, Political Development
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How Pakatan can beat BNIn preparing for the thirteenth general election, it is important that the opposition coalition identify the key factors that provide the infrequent surprising electoral results in favour of the opposition as a means of preparing themselves…Gregore Lopez4 months agoAsia - East, Political Development
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Najib’s first year in office, conclusionNajib’s first year has been a return to Mahathirism after the apparent failure to move BN and UMNO to the middle. Najib has resorted to sloganeering, goodies for the Rakyat, some economic reforms but nothing else. Only time will tell if Mal…Gregore Lopez4 months agoAsia - East, Political Development
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Najib's first year in office, Part 2Najib is set to become Malaysia's worst ever Prime Minister.Gregore Lopez4 months agoAsia - East, Political Development
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Najib's first year in office, Part 1It appears that Najib is set to become Malaysia's worst ever Prime Minister with social, political and economic issues remain volatile as Najib flounders in providing solutions.Gregore Lopez4 months agoAsia - East, Political Development
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Malaysians must decide!Malaysians must decide if they want a government that maintains ‘UMNO Malay Supremacy’ as its ideology and practises ‘crony capitalism’ or an alternative ‘government in waiting’ that promises to put the ‘Rakyat’ first.Gregore Lopez5 months agoAsia - East, Political Development
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Citizens versus crony capitalistsBarisan Nasional is in power mainly because of crony capitalism and its control of Malaysia's democratic institutions. The only way to challenge BN is in an election.Gregore Lopez5 months agoAsia - East, Political Development
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Two years after March 8, 2008It has been two years since the historic 12th General Election in Malaysia where the people of Malaysia gave the opposition an unprecedented win. How have the key protagonists fared since then?Gregore Lopez6 months agoAsia - East, Political Development
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A unity government for Najib?Najib's best option to save Malaysia is to form a short term unity government with Pakatan Rakyat.Gregore Lopez6 months agoAsia - East, Political Parties
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Najib's defence against UMNO - centralising power.Najib's strategy against UMNO is to ensure that he remains in control of all access to patronage.Gregore Lopez6 months agoAsia - East, Political Parties
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Governance and Rule of Law in MalaysiaRepresentatives of the Malaysian government will be discussing governance and rule of law issues in Malaysia at a seminar in Washington D.C. Will these discussions assist Malaysia in achieving true democratic reforms or are they charm offen…Gregore Lopez6 months agoAsia - East, Political Development
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Is Najib On His Way Out? Part 2This posting elaborates further on the reasons that Najib is most likely to be challenged for his position in the immediate future.Gregore Lopez6 months agoAsia - East, Political Development, Political Parties
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Is Najib on his way out? Part 1In the past few months, several events point to leadership tussle in Malaysia's foremost ruling party. This has huge ramifications as a leadership tussle in UMNO always leads to instability in the country with damaging effect to democra…Gregore Lopez7 months agoAsia - East, Political Development, Political Parties
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Malaysia on Trial?This posting captures in brief the general view of the sodomy trial of Malaysia's opposition leader.Gregore Lopez7 months agoAsia - East, Human Rights, Peace
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The Allah Dilemma in MalaysiaA brief analysis on the Court ruling that allowed Malaysians of Christian faith to use the word "Allah" in worship.Gregore Lopez7 months agoAsia - East, Human Rights, Peace
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Najib in 2010 - More of the same?An analysis of Malaysia's Prime Minister, Najib Razak's strategy for the country in 2010.Gregore Lopez7 months agoAsia - East, Political Parties
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Looking beyond China and United States in the RMB-dollar Issue:The Changing Landscape of InternationThe current issue of undervalued RMB is no longer a debate between U.S. and China, but a debate of E.U. and China. The unwillingness of United States to stand up for his European allies reveals gives a hint of the shifting international pow…Junchen Feng10 months agoAsia - East, International Economic Governance, International Economic Relations, Shifting Global Order
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Hua Hin, a new focus on these daysPeter Wang10 months ago2 CommentsAsia - East, Asia - South Central, Crawford School of Economics and Government, Economic Development, International Economic Governance
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China still has room on economic transformationPeter Wang10 months agoAsia - East, Crawford School of Economics and Government, Economic Development, International Economic Governance
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China and Russia, another $4 billion contractPeter Wang10 months agoAsia - East, Comparative Government, Crawford School of Economics and Government, Economic Development, International Economic Governance, International Economic Relations, Peace, Political Parties
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What does An African-American-Chinese Mean to China?Junchen Feng11 months agoAsia - East, Peking University School of Government, Political Development
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Harmony in the Middle KingdomThis article was written by Sahiba Trivedi of the Strategic Foresight Group, MumbaiPolicy Net11 months agoAsia - East, International Law, Institutions and Diplomacy, Law, Security, Social Policy, Sustainable Development
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Revamping international HIV/AIDS programmingIn a departure from Bush administration policy, the Obama administration is leading the way to integrate critical reproductive health and maternal and child health services into the United States' international HIV/AIDS programming.Alyson Zureick12 months ago3 CommentsAfrica - East, Africa - South, Africa - West, Asia - East, Asia - South Central, Asia - South Eastern, Asia - Western, Diseases, Health and Social Governance, Public Health
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A new American century, indeed"Not a week passes, it seems, without a big-picture thinker releasing a big-picture book or giving a big-picture sermon describing the gradual eclipse of American hegemony in Asia." - John LeeMatthew Bondy13 months ago2 CommentsAsia - East, Diplomacy, Economic Policy, Security
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