PM speaks of demands for him to intervene in court matters

KUALA LUMPUR: Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin today revealed that some quarters are unhappy with his insistence on not entertaining their demands, including intervening in court matters to acquit several individuals prosecuted for criminal offences. Muhyiddin said because of that, there were certain parties who were deliberately trying to “fish in troubled waters” to cause political […]

Young people urged to get involved in NGOs, politics

KUCHING: Young people have been advised to bring about positive changes in Malaysia by getting involved in non-governmental organisations (NGOs) and politics. Prof Dr James Chin of the Asia Institute of the University of Tasmania, Australia made the call during his lecture on ‘Past, Present and Future Political Landscape in Sarawak’ held online via Zoom […]

No, No! … We’re far from a failed state

Former Prime Minister Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad celebrated his 96th birthday on July 10. The Pejuang president prayed for Malaysia — that all parties will work towards making the country fully developed. His prayer couldn’t have come at a better time, especially a day after Bloomberg published an article entitled, “Malaysia is staggering down the […]

Malaysia not a failed state

Jayum Jawan

KUCHING: While Malaysia is facing a battle on multiple fronts amid the Covid-19 pandemic, it should not be regarded as a failed state, views political analyst Prof Dr Jayum Jawan. The Universiti Putra Malaysia (UPM) Bintulu Campus Faculty of Humanity, Management and Science dean said a failed state is defined by high inflation, limited food […]

What does ‘failed state’ mean?

KUCHING: A failed state is defined as a state whose political or economic system has become so weak that the government is no longer in control. However, it can be argued the term is subjective in its nature given that there is no single or agreed upon definition.  With this in mind, there are common […]

Country still economically and financially stable

Mohd Fadzil medium

KUCHING: Sentiments which suggested Malaysia was moving towards a failed state should be looked at thoroughly and from all aspects, said a political analyst Prof Datuk Mohd Fadzil Abdul Rahman. He said though the country was facing multiple crises resulting from the Covid-19 pandemic, it was still economically and financially stable. The government was still […]

Malaysian govt structure intact despite challenges

Dr Neilson Ilan Mersat

KUCHING: Political analyst Associate Professor Dr Neilson Ilan Mersat says the Malaysian government structure is still very much intact despite facing several challenges, including the Covid-19 pandemic. He was commenting on an article ran by an international news portal describing that Malaysia had gone down the path of failed statehood. “I believe that the term […]

Malaysia fragile, not a failed state yet

KUCHING: Political scientist Dr Lucy Sebli says Malaysia is not a failed state, but a fragile state, which is significantly susceptible to crisis in one or more of its subsystems.  Having said this, she pointed out that a failed state is defined as a condition of state collapse in the sense that a state can […]

No worry, national system still functioning

KUCHING: Malaysia is not a failed state because the national system is still functioning, stressed Universiti Malaya (UM) socio-political analyst Assoc Prof Dr Awang Azman Awang Pawi. He said health and safety teams are still carrying out their duties as usual and ensuring that the Covid-19 pandemic threat is still under control. Apart from that, […]