Sabah and Sarawak

Pakatan Harapan has the momentum in Sarawak

Time is running out for the state's rebranded BN government, despite a late embrace of 'state nationalism'.

Warming to climate change

Can the new climate change ministry navigate the complex politics of competing interests when tackling the threats of extreme weather? Or is an independent commission answerable to Parliament needed to hold the government to account?

Malay dominance remains despite UMNO’s rout

Despite the routing of UMNO at GE14 amid regime change, Malay politicians still dominate the new coalition government.

A regime change glanced askance

The ‘cari makan’ or a rent-seeking political culture may be the hardest thing to reform in Malaysia, even under a reformist government. And human nature will make this almost impossible to do.

The ‘Apa Lagi Cina Mahu’* politics of endless division


Losing a legacy, finding a nation in Sarawak


Mapping out elections for victory


In the contest for power, Malaysia’s resurgent states stake a claim


Scratching the itch out east with Warisan


Sabah and its GE14 deliverance from nationalised identity


The (re)making of Malaysia and its fabulous 1963 promise

With Malaysia's Parliament now dissolved in the official rush to GE14's polling day, Sabah and Sarawak are again crucial states determining the winning coalition.

Statelessness and child rights in Sabah

If given the chance, the stateless children of Sabah, who only know Sabah as their home, can make a positive contribution to Sabah.

Sabah – UMNO’s fixed deposit?

Engage two of Sabah's most prominent politicians as they discuss Sabah and Malaysia's future

Update – East Malaysia rising seminar

Dr. Arnold Puyok discusses recent developments in Sabah and Sarawak.

East Malaysia rising

One of Malaysia's top political scientists discusses the fortunes of the two East Malaysian states after Malaysia's 13th general election.

Ties that bind: Sarawak and Adelaide

A practical case of Australia in the Asian Century. How will the University of Adelaide manage this conundrum?

East Malaysia: primus inter pares

Has the leadership of Sabah and Sarawak failed its people?

Sarawak’s “Independence Day”

Many, if not most Malaysians are unaware that Sarawak was indeed, if only for a short time, a fully independent nation-state before it joined Malaysia.