This alert service contains articles focusing on the Malaysian state elections which will be held on 12 Aug. The regular Daily News Alert will be released after 4pm today.
This special issue of Daily News Alert includes the following commentaries and articles with citations attributed to ISEAS-Yusof Ishak Institute and its researchers. You can click on the links to go to these articles directly.
- No. 2: Azmil Tayeb, Visiting Senior Fellow
- No. 7: Azmil Tayeb, Visiting Senior Fellow
- No. 23: Francis Hutchinson, Senior Fellow
- No. 38: Khairy Jamaluddin, Visiting Senior Fellow
- No. 39: Francis Hutchinson and Lee Hwok Aun, Senior Fellows
1. Polls: GPS Confident PH-BN Will Triumph In Selangor – Fadillah
Bernama, 11 August 2023
2. 投票给“国盟-伊党”的危险性 [The dangers of voting for PN-PAS]
[Link to the Trends in Southeast Asia, “Explaining PAS’s Dominance in Kelantan”]
宋明家
China Press, 11 August 2023
3. State elections in Malaysia present the first test of Anwar government
Greg Barton
Conversation, 11 August 2023
4. Down on the ground, ‘unity’ in Selangor is thin
Adam Aziz and Izzul Ikram
Edge Markets, 11 August 2023
5. ‘Green wave’ very real and ready for a comeback, say analysts
Ainin Wan Salleh
Free Malaysia Today, 11 August 2023
6. PN looks set to sweep Kedah, but Anwar’s ‘aura’ could win over fence-sitters
Faiz Zainudin
Free Malaysia Today, 11 August 2023
7. Gerakan’s survival hinges on Bersatu, PAS, say analysts
Danish Raja Reza
Free Malaysia Today, 11 August 2023
8. Amirudin’s presence in Sungai Tua undeniable, but young voters still drawn to Perikatan
Shahrin Aizat Noorshahrizam
Malay Mail Online, 11 August 2023
9. In Terengganu, BN faces spectre of protest votes from grassroots
Malaysia Now, 11 August 2023
10. Muda candidates confident of ‘springing a surprise’ in polls
Haspaizi Zain
Malaysiakini, 11 August 2023
11. 3-3 outcome for six state polls if outstation voters don’t tip odds
Malaysiakini, 11 August 2023
12. DAP in firefighting mode over member’s speech
Malaysiakini, 11 August 2023
13. COMMENT | State polls: Post-nomination predictions
Bridget Welsh
Malaysiakini, 11 August 2023
14. Neck-and-neck battle for Kuala S’gor as PN eyes a sweep on northern coast
Cha Zhi Ting & Low Choon Chyuan
Malaysiakini, 11 August 2023
15. 5 janji akan dilaksana dalam 100 hari, antaranya RM1,000 untuk wanita bekerja’ [‘5 promises to be implemented within 100 days, including RM1,000 for working women’]
Malaysiakini, 11 August 2023
16. Gedebe sebagai resipi politik Kelantan [‘Gedebe’ as a political recipe in Kelantan]
Malaysiakini, 11 August 2023
17. 影响投票取向的因素：年龄与社经地位 [Factors affecting voting preferences: age and socioeconomic status]
李泰德，默迪卡民调中心资深研究员，国立政治大学政治学系硕士。
Malaysiakini, 11 August 2023
18. PH-BN supporters warming up to new political arrangement
Audrey Dermawan
New Straits Times, 11 August 2023
19. Survey: Non-Malay voters can be kingmakers in three states
Star, 11 August 2023
20. Penang Malay seats too close to call
Arnold Loh, Rahimy Rahim & Tan Sin Chow
Star, 11 August 2023
21. Two old party mates lock horns in PJ’s Malay heartland
Zakiah Koya
Star, 11 August 2023
22. Unity pact on mission impossible in Kedah
Imran Hilmy
Star, 11 August 2023
23. Malaysia state polls forecast: Murky with a chance of a shake-up
Shannon Teoh
Straits Times, 11 August 2023
24. Madani Economy concept set to have big impact in state polls
TheVibes.com, 11 August 2023
25. PH-BN rallies to secure key Indian vote in crucial Selangor seats
TheVibes.com, 11 August 2023
26. Close and bruising battles in northern states’ momentous elections
Ian McIntyre
TheVibes.com, 11 August 2023
27. 吉打团结政府宣言更加实际 [Kedah unity government’s manifesto is more practical]
阿兹祖丁教授（Prof. Dr. Mohd Azizuddin Mohd Sani）
星洲网, 11 August 2023
28. 安华力阻汹涌绿潮 [Anwar resists the raging green wave]
胡逸山
联合早报, 11 August 2023
29. Calon, parti perlu bersedia hadapi aspirasi dinamik pengundi muda [Candidates, parties have to prepare to face the dynamic aspirations of young voters]
Zamri Sarji
Berita Harian, 10 August 2023
30. What Penang youths want from the next state govt
Dineskumar Ragu
Free Malaysia Today, 10 August 2023
31. Shahidan says Perikatan is leading in Penang, Negeri Sembilan
Opalyn Mok
Malay Mail Online, 10 August 2023
32. Do more, Zafrul tells PH-BN as Malays seen solidly behind PN ahead of polls
Malaysia Now, 10 August 2023
33. Another DAP leader quits party, citing ‘muzzling’ of Indian voices
B Nantha Kumar
Malaysiakini, 10 August 2023
34. Referendum buat PH-BN dan PN [Referendum for PH-BN and PN]
Benz Ali
Malaysiakini, 10 August 2023
35. Survey shows respondents in opposition states have little to say about Anwar
Malaysian Insight, 10 August 2023
36. Addressing Kelantan’s long-standing critical issues
Dr. Rais Hussin and Farah Natasya are part of the research team at EMIR Research
MySinchew, 10 August 2023
37. Malaysia state polls: could TikTok domination give Perikatan Nasional the edge?
Hadi Azmi
South China Morning Post, 10 August 2023
38. Malaysia’s ex-health minister Khairy lends star power to campaign for ‘best friend’ in Penang
Eileen Ng
Straits Times, 10 August 2023
39. 民调机构：六州政权料维持不变 国盟或横扫东岸议席 [Survey agencies: Six states to remain unchanged, PN may sweep East Coast seats]
萧郡瑜
联合早报, 10 August 2023
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