Special Issue on the Malaysia GE15 – 28 Nov 2022

This special issue of Daily News Alert compiles news articles relating to the 15th Malaysian General Election, held on 19 November 2022. The regular Daily News Alert will be released after 4 pm today.

Today’s issue includes the following commentaries and citations attributed to ISEAS-Yusof Ishak Institute and its researchers. You can click on the links to go to the articles directly.


1. 国阵为何选择了希盟? [Why did BN choose PH?]
曾庆豹是台湾辅仁大学哲学系教授马来西亚专栏作家
Lianhe Zaobao 联合早报, 28 November 2022
 
2. 马国首相注定只是诸侯之一 [Malaysia’s PM destined to be just a feudal prince]
陈家喜是海运咨询风险评估公司企业分析师
Lianhe Zaobao 联合早报, 28 November 2022
 
3. In yet another rant against DAP, Hadi accuses party of spreading Islamophobia
Syed Jaymal Zahiid
Malay Mail Online, 28 November 2022
 
4. Unity government sturdier than Pakatan in 2018, but reforms tough, say analysts
Keertan Ayamany
Malay Mail Online, 28 November 2022
 
5. Angpau tak ada ke calon? [No angpaus from the candidate?]
Fakhrurrazi Rashid
Malaysian Insight, 28 November 2022
 
6. GE15 PAS winners
Diyana Ibrahim
Malaysian Insight, 28 November 2022
 
7. No political appointees in GLCs’
Dhesegaan Bala Krishnan
New Straits Times, 28 November 2022
 
8. Post-GE15 challenges and opportunities
Shad Saleem Faruqi
Star, 28 November 2022
 
9. The royal dilemma of picking a prime minister for Malaysia
Ariel Tan
Straits Times, 28 November 2022
 
10. Anwar as reformist prime minister must have political will
P Ramasamy
Free Malaysia Today, 27 November 2022
 
11. Report: Sabah and Sarawak want more presence in Cabinet, including ideally DPM post
Soo Wern Jun
Malay Mail Online, 27 November 2022
 
12. Chinese cling to PM’s promise of inclusive, multiracial govt
Angie Tan
Malaysian Insight, 27 November 2022
 
13. Competent ministers in, special envoys out, say analysts
Alfian Z.M. Tahir
Malaysian Insight, 27 November 2022
 
14. New vibes on the bloc, a possibility in Sabah
Roy Goh
New Straits Times, 27 November 2022
 
15. 从种族政治到宗教政治的演化?[Evolution from racial politics to religious politics?]
曾庆豹教授
Sinchew 星洲网, 27 November 2022
 
16. Who is PAS, the party with the most seats in Malaysia’s new parliament?
Amy Sood
South China Morning Post, 27 November 2022
 
17. Sabah political landscape hazier
DURIE RAINER FONG
Star, 27 November 2022
 
18. Zahid eyeing DPM post
Joceline Tan
Star, 27 November 2022
 
19. Anwar’s comfortable majority could hit stormy weather
Shannon Teoh
Straits Times, 27 November 2022
 
20. Malaysia PM Anwar says Cabinet posts ‘not reward’ for support
Ram Anand
Straits Times, 27 November 2022
 
21. Pakatan Harapan and Barisan Nasional to form state government in Pahang
Straits Times, 27 November 2022
 
22. Will Anwar’s govt last five years?
A. Kathirasen
Free Malaysia Today, 26 November 2022
 
23. Perikatan rode anti-BN sentiment to capture conservative support in GE15, say analysts
Radzi Razak and Zarrah Morden
Malay Mail Online, 26 November 2022
 
24. Anwar made me believe in something
James Chai, visiting fellow, ISEAS-Yusof Ishak Institute
Malaysiakini, 26 November 2022
 
25. Anwar Ibrahim and the resilience of Reformasi movement
Ooi Kee Beng
Straits Times, 26 November 2022
 
26. Hurdles ahead for Malaysia’s new PM Anwar as he builds new Cabinet
Zunaira Saieed
Straits Times, 26 November 2022
 
27. PM Islamist party PAS turns down Malaysia PM Anwar’s offer to join government
Ram Anand
Straits Times, 26 November 2022
 
28. Winners and losers in Malaysia’s historic general election
Ram Anand
Straits Times, 26 November 2022
 
29. Malaysia’s new prime minister Anwar Ibrahim vows to unify the country and fight corruption
Su-Lin Tan
CNBC, 25 November 2022
 
30. It’s time for Anwar to create his legacy for the nation
Murray Hunter
Sinchew 星洲网, 25 November 2022
 
Media, Technology & Society
 
31. The TikTok factor in GE15
Nur Hasliza Mohd Salleh
Malaysia Now, 27 November 2022

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