Asia March 31, 2021 MALAYSIA: An uncertain election … when it happens Malaysia, Politics Bob Herrera-Lim ( 4 mins) The United Malays National Organization (UMNO), the second-largest party in the lower house, announced 28 March that it would be... Read More...
Asia January 22, 2021 SOUTHEAST ASIA: Malaysia, Indonesia struggle to contain Covid spikes before CNY Asia, Emerging Markets, Indonesia, Malaysia, Politics editorial Bob Herrera-Lim ( 3 mins) In a note last December, we highlighted the Philippines, Indonesia, and Malaysia as the countries to... Read More...
Asia November 30, 2020 MALAYSIA: Despite PM’s political weakness, an election may not be imminent Emerging Markets, Malaysia, Politics Bob Herrera-Lim ( 4 mins) Since March, Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin’s precarious stance within his own ruling National Alliance (PN) has been generating constant speculation... Read More...
Asia October 27, 2020 MALAYSIA: PM Muhyiddin survives, barely Emerging Markets, Malaysia, Politics Bob Herrera-Lim ( 3 mins) The United Malays National Organization (UMNO) decided late Monday evening to continue supporting Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin. Over... Read More...
Asia October 22, 2020 MALAYSIA: Anwar’s PM bid derailed, but Muhyiddin is far from safe Malaysia, Politics Bob Herrera-Lim ( 3 mins) A statement from United Malays National Organization (UMNO) leader Zahid Hamidi calling for a “political ceasefire” and announcing... Read More...
Asia October 13, 2020 MALAYSIA: The Wait Goes On, but Maybe for Not Much Longer Malaysia, Politics Bob Herrera-Lim ( 2 mins) Today’s meeting between Anwar Ibrahim and Malaysia’s king failed to resolve the question of whether the opposition leader has the... Read More...
May 28, 2020 MALAYSIA/THAILAND: Possible effects of tighter rules for migrant workers Malaysia, Politics, Thailand Bob Herrera-Lim ( 6 mins) Fears of international transmission are likely to cause both countries to tighten rules on foreign worker flows and... Read More...
Asia September 23, 2020 MALAYSIA: Parsing Anwar’s claim that he has the numbers to become PM Emerging Markets, Malaysia, Politics Anwar Ibrahim Bob Herrera-Lim ( 3 mins) In a surprise, opposition leader Anwar Ibrahim announced midday today in Kuala Lumpur that he had the numbers to become... Read More...
Asia September 1, 2020 MALAYSIA: A bad weekend for Muhyiddin and Mahathir Emerging Markets, Malaysia, Politics Najib Razak Bob Herrera-Lim ( 3 mins) Two developments over the weekend seemed to confirm that Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin remains vulnerable, not so much from the... Read More...
Asia July 29, 2020 MALAYSIA: Najib verdict helps PM, but election calculations still complicated Emerging Markets, Malaysia, Politics 1MDB, Najib Razak Bob Herrera-Lim ( 3 mins) The court decision issued on 28 July finding former Prime Minister Najib Razak guilty of having diverted USD 9.87 from... Read More...
