DR OOI KEE BENG Books and Monographs : Arrested Reform: The Undoing of Abdullah Badawi. Kuala Lumpur: Research for Social Advancement (REFSA), 2009. 225 pp. Malaya’s First Year at the United Nations: As Reflected in Dr Ismail’s Reports to the Tunku. Co-compiled with Tawfik Ismail. With foreword by Tengku Ahmad Rithauddeen Tengku Ismail. Singapore: Institute of Southeast Asian Studies, 2009. 130 pp. March 8: Eclipsing May 13. With Johan Saravanamuttu and Lee Hock Guan. Singapore: Institute of Southeast Asian Studies, 2008. 131 pp. Lost in Transition. Malaysia under Abdullah. With foreword by Lim Teck Ghee. Strategic Information Research Development (SIRD, Petaling Jaya) & Institute of Southeast Asian Studies (ISEAS, Singapore), 2008. 196 pp. Continent, Coast, Ocean: Dynamics of Regionalism in Eastern Asia. Ooi Kee Beng and Ding Choo Ming (eds). With foreword by Shamsul A.B.ISEAS & ATMA, 2007. Bukan Kerana Pangkat: Tun Dr Ismail dan Masanya (translation by Bashir Basalamah of The Reluctant Politician: Tun Dr Ismail and His Times). Co-published by ISEAS (Singapore) and SIRD (Petaling Jaya), 2007. The Reluctant Politician: Tun Dr Ismail and His Time. With a foreword by Salleh Abas. Singapore: Institute of Southeast Asian Studies, 2006. Chinese Strategists: Beyond Sun Zi’s Art of War. Singapore: Marshall Cavendish. 2006. Era of Transition: Malaysia after Mahathir. With foreword by Shamsul A.B. Singapore: Institute of Southeast Asian Studies, 2006. HRD for Developing States & Companies: Proceedings of the 2004 Brunei Darussalam AEMC Convention, (co-edited with Abd Ghani Pg Hj Metusin). Singapore: Institute of Southeast Asian Studies, 2005. 171 pp. Ghosts of Compromises Past – Malaysia and the Limits of Change, Trends in Southeast Asia 9 (2005), Singapore: Institute of Southeast Asian Studies, 2005. 19 pp. Book Chapters, Academic Journal Articles, Working Papers : “The Opposition’s Year of Living Demonstratively”, in March 8: Eclipsing May 13 (with Johan Saravanamuttu and Lee Hock Guan). Singapore: Institute of Southeast Asian Studies, 2008, pp. 6-32. “A Blow to Bad Governance”, in Kee Thuan Chye: March 8: The Day Malaysia Woke Up. Singapore: Marshall Cavendish, 2008, pp. 35-36. “Malaysia’s political terrain tilts beyond recognition”, in Tipping Points: Viewpoints on the reasons for and impact of the March 8 election earthquake, edited by Onn Yeoh. Petaling Jaya: The Edge Communications, 2008, pp. 90-92. “Political Outlook – Malaysia”, in Regional Outlook, Southeast Asia 2008-2009. Singapore: Institute of Southeast Asian Studies, 2008. ISSN 0218-3056, pp. 35-40. “Historical Conditions of Regionalism in Eastern Asia”, in Continent, Coast and Ocean: Dynamics of Regionalism in Eastern Asia. Ooi Kee Beng & Ding Choo Ming (eds). Singapore: Institute of Southeast Asian Studies, 2007. “Necessary Exile: When Sojourn and Journey Become One”, in Lee Su Kim, Thang Siew Ming and Lee King Siong (eds.) Border Crossings. Bangi, Malaysia: UKM Publishers, 2007, pp. 209-224. “Abdullah does it his own vague way”, in Daljit Singh & Lorraine C. Salazar: Southeast Asian Affairs 2007. Singapore: Institute of Southeast Asian Studies. “Curing the Malaysian Malaise”, in Lexean 02/2007: The Chauvinism Issue. Singapore: Viscion Media Group Publication, pp. 80-82. “Political Outlook – Malaysia”, in Regional Outlook, Southeast Asia 2007-2008. Singapore: Institute of Southeast Asian Studies, 2007. ISSN 0218-3056. ISBN 981-230-428-2, pp. 33-38. “Mahathir as Muslim Leader”, in Daljit Singh & Lorraine C. Salazar: Southeast Asian Affairs 2006. Singapore: Institute of Southeast Asian Studies, pp. 172-180. “End of Empires: America’s Failure to Realise a Cohesive Global Discourse after the Cold War”, in Lee Su Kim, Thang Siew Ming & Kesumawati A. Bakar (eds) 2006: Language and Nationhood: New Contexts, New Realities. Bangi: Pusat Pengajian Bahasa & Linguistik, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, pp. 63-86. “Political Outlook – Malaysia”, in Regional Outlook, Southeast Asia 2006-2007, ISSN 0218-3056. ISBN 981-230-370-7, Singapore: Institute of Southeast Asian Studies, 2005, pp. 36-40. “The Two Principles of Internationalism & the End of Empires”, in 3L,Journal of Language Teaching, Linguistics and Literature. Volume 10, 2005, School of Language Studies & Linguistics, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, pp. 130-141. Bangsa Malaysia: Vision or Spin?”, in Malaysia: Recent Trends and Challenges, Saw Swee Hock & K. Kesavapany (eds), Singapore: Institute of Southeast Asian Studies, 2005, pp. 47-72. Newspaper Articles : “Bewildered in Malaysia”, Weekend Today, 21 February 2009. Also published in The Malaysian Insider as “Bewildered in Malaysia, perplexed in Perak, Stupified in Selangor”. http://www.themalaysianinsider.com/index.php/opinion/ooikeebeng/18863-bewildered-in-malaysia-perplexed-in-perak-stupefied-in-selangor--no-wonder-the-masses-are-agitated and http://www.iseas.edu.sg/viewpoint/okb21feb09.pdf. “A cyber war in Malaysian politics?”, The Malaysian Insider, 19 February 2009: http://www.themalaysianinsider.com/index.php/opinion/ooikeebeng/18721-a-cyber-war-in-malaysian-politics. “Advantage Najib? BN may pay a high price for Perak polarisation”, Weekend Today, 14 February 2009. Also published in The Malaysian Insider as “BN may pay a high price for Perak polarisation”. http://www.iseas.edu.sg/viewpoint/okb14feb09.pdf. http://www.themalaysianinsider.com/index.php/opinion/ooikeebeng/18340-bn-may-pay-a-high-price-for-perak-polarisation. “Painful path towards devolution”, OpinionAsia.com, 12 February 2009: http://www.opinionasia.org/ThepainfulpathtowardsDevolution. “The Pakatan tide continues”, Today, 19 January 2009: http://www.iseas.edu.sg/viewpoint/okb19jan09.pdf. “Feeding the addiction”, Weekend Today, 10 January 2009. Also published in The Malaysian Insider as “Malaysia’s penchant for fast politics growing stronger”. http://www.themalaysianinsider.com/index.php/opinion/ooikeebeng/15668-malaysian-penchant-for-fast-politics-growing-stronger- and http://www.iseas.edu.sg/viewpoint/okb10jan09.pdf. “Of innovators, initiators and inheritors”, Weekend Today, 20 December 2008: http://www.iseas.edu.sg/viewpoint/okb20dec08.pdf. “Born into the furnace of the Cold War”, FOCUS, New Straits Times, 14 December 2008: http://www.iseas.edu.sg/viewpoint/okb14dec08.pdf. “Out with the old…”, Weekend Today, 6 December 2008. Also published in The Malaysian Insider as “Can Najib transform Malaysia’s and Umno’s fortunes?”. http://www.themalaysianinsider.com/index.php/opinion/ooikeebeng/13821-can-najib-transform-malaysias-and-umnos-fortunes and http://www.iseas.edu.sg/viewpoint/okb6dec08.pdf. “Yoga fatwa reflects urban concerns”, Weekend Today, 29 November 2008. Also published in The Malaysian Insider, 3 December as “Fighting for the urban Malay vote”. http://www.themalaysianinsider.com/index.php/opinion/ooikeebeng/13649-fighting-for-the-urban-malay-vote and http://www.iseas.edu.sg/viewpoint/okb29nov08.pdf. “Back to basics: How to combat the crisis of credibility rocking Malaysia’s central governing bodies”, Weekend Today, 22 November 2008: http://www.iseas.edu.sg/viewpoint/okb22nov08.pdf. “Is corruption like the common cold, or like AIDS?”, Weekend Today, 8 November 2008: http://www.iseas.edu.sg/viewpoint/okb8nov08.pdf. “A quantum leap awaits Umno”, The Malaysian Insider, 5 November 2008: http://www.themalaysianinsider.com/index.php/opinion/ooikeebeng/11798-a-quantum-leap-awaits-umno, and http://www.iseas.edu.sg/viewpoint/okb5nov08.pdf. “Lost in Umno dominance”, Weekend Today, 25-26 October 2008: http://www.iseas.edu.sg/viewpoint/okb25oct08.pdf. Also published in The Malaysian Insider as “Can society ever extricate itself from Umno’s party penetration?”, 25 October. http://www.themalaysianinsider.com/index.php/opinion/ooikeebeng/11138-can-society-ever-extricate-itself-from-umnos-party-penetration. “Post-mortem necessary for Umno to understand March 8”, The Malaysian Insider, 22 October 2008: http://www.themalaysianinsider.com/index.php/opinion/ooikeebeng/10921-post-mortem-necessary-for-umno-to-understand-march-8. “Getting there is the easy part”, Weekend Today, 18 October 2008: http://www.iseas.edu.sg/viewpoint/okb18oct08.pdf. 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Originally published in OpinionAsia, October 2006, as “Abdullah’s Fourth Year: Less Hope, More Sympathy”; http://www.opinionasia.org/LessHopeMoreSympathy. “How Lee Kuan Yew’s marginalisation remarks can affect current Malaysia-Singapore relations”, Brunei Times, 11 October 2006. Originally published in OpinionAsia, October 2006 as “Malaysia-Singapore relations: Framing Lee Kuan Yew’s marginalisation discourse”: http://www.opinionasia.org/FramingLeeKuanYewsMarginalisationDiscourse. “Challenging times for Abdullah”, Brunei Times, 13 September 2006: Http://www.iseas.edu.sg/viewpoint/okb11sep06.pdf. 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Abdullah needs to be nimble with reforms: Malaysian PM’s ‘car of state’ needs dual gears in political balancing act”, The Straits Times, 11 June 2005: Http://www.iseas.edu.sg/viewpoint/okb11jun05.pdf. “The World’s just a circle in a spiral”, The Straits Times, 2 May 2005: Http://www.iseas.edu.sg/viewpoint/okb2may05.pdf. “Myanmar question: Asian dilemma”, The Straits Times, 16 April 2005: Http://www.iseas.edu.sg/viewpoint/tcokb16apr05.pdf. “East Asian Summit: Much at stake at Asean meet”, The Straits Times, 9 April 2005: Http://www.iseas.edu.sg/viewpoint/okb09apr05.pdf. “How to understand post-Mahathir Malaysia”, The Straits Times, 19 March 2005: Http://www.iseas.edu.sg/viewpoint/okb19mar05.pdf. “Inter-faith Dialogue need not lead to destabilisation”, The Straits Times, 3 March 2005: Http://www.iseas.edu.sg/viewpoint/okb3mar05.pdf. “Strong KL – S’pore ties can boost Asean cohesion”, The Straits Times, 15 January 2005: Http://www.iseas.edu.sg/viewpoint/okb15jan05.pdf. “No more sweet talk, it’s time to deliver”, The Straits Times, 13 January 2005: Http://www.iseas.edu.sg/viewpoint/okb13jan05.pdf. “Chance for Asean countries to rally together”, The Straits Times, 7 January 2005: Http://www.iseas.edu.sg/viewpoint/okb07jan05.pdf. “It must be about helping people”, The Straits Times, 5 January 2005: Http://www.iseas.edu.sg/viewpoint/okb05jan05.pdf. “Time for Umno to rise above ethnic politics”, The Straits Times, 4 January 2005: Http://www.iseas.edu.sg/viewpoint/okb04jan05.pdf. “A historic opportunity for Asean unity”, The Straits Times, 1 January 2005: Http://www.iseas.edu.sg/viewpoint/okb01jan05.pdf.. |