This alert service contains articles focusing on the Malaysian state elections which were held on 12 Aug. The regular Daily News Alert will be released after 4pm today.
This special issue includes an article with a citation attributed to Francis Hutchinson, Senior Fellow.
1. UMNO perlu berubah demi kelangsungan’ [‘UMNO needs to change to survive’]
Rohaniza Idris dan Ahmad Suhael Adnan
Berita Harian, 14 August 2023
2. Bijak semak realiti menilai keputusan PRN [Be astute with reality checks when assessing state election results]
Berita Harian, 14 August 2023
3. Politik dalaman UMNO bakal jadi fokus pasca-PRN [Umno’s internal politics to be in focus post-state elections]
Mujibu Abd Muis
Berita Harian, 14 August 2023
4. Ambil pengajaran gelombang enigma dan pesona Sanusi [Learn from the wave of Sanusi’s enigma and charm]
Prof Madya Dr Muhamad Takiyuddin adalah Pensyarah Program Sains Politik, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia (UKM)
Berita Harian, 14 August 2023
5. Analysts: PAS-Perikatan the clear winner in state elections despite status quo results
Shahrin Aizat Noorshahrizam
Malay Mail Online, 14 August 2023
6. More seats for Madani pact in PN states if different election system used
Zikri Kamarulzaman
Malaysiakini, 14 August 2023
7. The limits of Perikatan Nasional
Liew Chin Tong
Malaysiakini, 14 August 2023
8. Unity govt may pander to conservatives for Malay votes
Geraldine Tong & Hariz Mohd
Malaysiakini, 14 August 2023
9. A (still) divided electorate – Reflections on polls outcome: Part 2
Bridget Welsh
Malaysiakini, 14 August 2023
10. PN continues its political war of attrition
S Thayaparan
Malaysiakini, 14 August 2023
11. PSM seeks new approach in facing polls
Alfian Z.M. Tahir
Malaysian Insight, 14 August 2023
12. State elections: Attacks boosted Sanusi’s profile
Adie Zulkifli
New Straits Times, 14 August 2023
13. State elections: Alarm bells in Penang
Audrey Dermawan
New Straits Times, 14 August 2023
14. NST Leader: Race to the bottom
New Straits Times, 14 August 2023
15. Pas used fear tactics and TikTok in stellar win, say analysts
Hana Naz Harun
New Straits Times, 14 August 2023
16. Analysts: ‘Polls show racial divide deepening’
Qistina Salehuddin
New Straits Times, 14 August 2023
17. Slight hiccups in Penang
Tan Sin Chow
Star, 14 August 2023
18. Kelantan voters wanted to hear about alternatives, says analyst
Star, 14 August 2023
19. Muda’s application to join Pakatan now in doubt
Tarrence Tan & Ragananthini Vethasalam
Star, 14 August 2023
20. Non-Malay voters continue to stick with Pakatan in Selangor
Shalini Ravindran
Star, 14 August 2023
21. Growing calls for Umno president Zahid to quit over party’s poor showing in Malaysia state polls
Straits Times, 14 August 2023
22. Analysis: Charm offensive for support, defence against defections — it’s total politics for Malaysia PM Anwar after dismal state polls
Aqil Haziq Mahmud
Channel News Asia, 13 August 2023
23. Snap Insight: Battered at state polls, UMNO is becoming a liability for Malaysian PM Anwar’s government
Leslie Lopez
Channel News Asia, 13 August 2023
24. After polls drubbing, Muda member calls for leadership elections
Free Malaysia Today, 13 August 2023
25. ‘Green wave’ continues to sweep through the Peninsula
Robin Augustin
Free Malaysia Today, 13 August 2023
26. PKR MP says Anwar passes ‘rakyat’s referendum’, Zahid must take responsibility for losing 89 seats
Debra Chong
Malay Mail Online, 13 August 2023
27. Muhyiddin calls for Anwar, Zahid to resign after polls outcome shows Malays’ rejection of PH-BN
Ahmad Mustakim Zulkifli
Malaysia Now, 13 August 2023
28. Azmin’s victory in Hulu Kelang shows no BN vote transferred to PH, says Khairy
Malaysia Now, 13 August 2023
29. Analysts: Umno’s post-polls struggle may benefit Anwar
Hariz Mohd & Geraldine Tong
Malaysiakini, 13 August 2023
30. Kit Siang: Muda should consider merging with DAP after polls setback
Malaysiakini, 13 August 2023
31. GE15 influences seen in state polls’ voting patterns – analysts say
Malaysiakini, 13 August 2023
32. Harapan snoozed through countless wake-up calls, says C4 Center
Malaysiakini, 13 August 2023
33. Half cup vote? Reflections on state polls outcome: Part 1
Bridget Welsh
Malaysiakini, 13 August 2023
34. Sanusi, Scorsese and the paradoxes of populism
Nicholas Chan
Malaysian Insight, 13 August 2023
35. Pakatan-BN loses Malay votes while Perikatan fails to gain non-Malay support
Alfian Z.M. Tahir
Malaysian Insight, 13 August 2023
36. Important lessons from the state elections and moving forward
Prof Dr. Mohd Tajuddin Mohd Rasdi
MySinchew, 13 August 2023
37. Voter turnout drops in five states, Kedah bucks the trend
Hana Naz Harun
New Straits Times, 13 August 2023
38. NST Leader: A result for a change?
New Straits Times, 13 August 2023
39. Malaysia state polls: Results a ‘huge blow’ for PM Anwar Ibrahim despite apparent status quo, analysts say
Joseph Sipalan & Hadi Azmi
South China Morning Post, 13 August 2023
40. ‘To chase 500 DAP votes, we lost 5,000 Malay votes’, says Isham of Umno’s dismal polls outing
Tarrence Tan
Star, 13 August 2023
41. Not quite a Malay tsunami
Joceline Tan
Star, 13 August 2023
42. In strange new world, Anwar’s unity govt must stop living in denial
Shannon Teoh
Straits Times, 13 August 2023
43. After polls, Malaysia’s 6 states begin installing leaders, with Penang taking lead
Hazlin Hassan
Straits Times, 13 August 2023
44. Malaysia state polls: PH and PN retain three states each in status quo result
Shannon Teoh
Straits Times, 13 August 2023
45. 六州选举后的政治格局:城乡分裂 [The political situation post-elections in the six states: an urban-rural divide]
黄子豪
星洲网, 13 August 2023
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