By Ooi Kee Beng for The Straits Times, 15 March 2013 It is a pity that the enhanced conditions for serious competition in policy thinking and policy making that the newly evolved two-party system in Malaysia brings about are so badly infected by non-stop populist campaigning. Instead of things being done because they are good … Continue reading
By Ooi Kee Beng For The Straits Times, Singapore (22 Feb 2013) Change is at hand! D-Day is approaching! The Day of Reckoning is nigh! Malaysia’s 13th General Elections is inspiring all sorts of sensational outbursts. But hyperbolically stated or not, the cold fact remains that the results on Election Day will be highly significant. … Continue reading