Latest Columns/Op-Eds
Radio Interview: Do Register to Vote!
Danesh Prakash Chacko, JCI Research Analyst, speaks about the need of Malaysians to register as voters and coming out to vote.
Comment | Amphibian politicians: Remove MPs who breach oath
Danesh Prakash Chacko, JCI Research Analyst, presents remaining two options on managing defecting politicians in Malaysia.
Comment | Amphibian politicians: Options to manage them
Danesh Prakash Chacko, JCI Research Analyst, presents two out of four options on managing defecting politicians in Malaysia.
Party defections in Malaysia: Managing the ‘frogs’
Danesh Prakash Chacko, a Research Analyst, discusses two main approaches on how to manage the issue of political defections
Are parliamentary committees ‘suspended’ now?
Prof Wong Chin Huat summarises the debate on the status of parliamentary select committee--offering his interpretation that committees are already practically “suspended”.
Commentary: What’s behind Mahathir’s sacking and Malaysia’s new political drama
Mahathir Mohamad’s sacking shows Malaysia’s regime change is far from complete, says James Chin.
Malaysia’s worrying turn to right-wing politics
Prof. James Chin weighs in on the current Malaysian political transition.
The Galapagos Islands on land: How limestone is essential to life
On the International Day of Biological Diversity, Assoc Prof Reuben Clements explains why limestone quite literally serves as the building block for much of life on earth.
Commentary: Wheels set in motion for another political showdown in Malaysia
Prof James Chin says the motion of no confidence in Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin is unlikely to be heard come May 18 when the Malaysian Parliament sits.
Malaysia needs a shadow cabinet to check an amateurish government
What Malaysia really needs is a shadow cabinet, a line-up of opposition frontbenchers to offer policy alternatives, not just criticism of ministers for incompetence.
Comment: Who should be the next parliamentary opposition leader?
Prof. Wong Chin Huat argues for a functioning shadow cabinet that can scuttle cynical gimmicks, such as a "one-day Parliament" and pave the way for setting good governance standards.
Does Muhyiddin have a parliamentary majority?
Malaysia's PN minority government can survive--as long as it can get the support of enough opposition members. Prof Wong Chin Huat crunches the numbers to show how the current PM is shoring up loyalty.
Will Malaysian Businesses Save the World?
Karen Chand presents the case that though we stand at the brink of catastrophe, companies have the opportunity to innovate and recreate a better future.
My Say: The dynamics needed to dislodge Malaysia from its race fetish
Prof. James Chin weighs in on the current Malaysian political transition.
Children and coronavirus: A social protection view
The recently announced initiatives do not address the burdens that poor families with children have to disproportionately shoulder due to Covid-19.