Malaysia’s youth are not a monolith; they are a diverse group with complex concerns and a desire for genuine political representation.
Politics
MCA grapples with an existential choice: Stay in BN or exit for an uncertain future.
Revisionism begets revisionism.
Kang Dedi Mulyadi is now the face of Indonesian populism. Does he have what it takes to rise to the top?
Political dynasties in Indonesia and the Philippines erode democracy by leveraging influence, wealth and strategic positions for family power.
Reform is no longer the pulse of the party; it has become a brand, occasionally invoked, rarely embodied.
Nothing lasts forever, even political dynasties.
Banjarbaru’s political contest exposed trends that signal wider democratic concerns.
Like Southeast Asia almost four decades ago, Bangladesh now faces the delicate aftermath of an authoritarian collapse, where the real test is not the fall of the regime but what emerges to replace it.
Madura’s kiai wield significant power, leveraging religious and local traditions to oppose phosphate mining and protect ancestral lands.