Malaysia

Last November’s general election in Malaysia was expected by many people to solve the ongoing political crisis plaguing the country since the beginning of the Covid-19 pandemic. Instead, the election saw a hung parliament for […]

The general election in Malaysia resulted in no coalition being able to form a government with a simple majority. For the first time in its history, Malaysia has a hung parliament, with rival coalitions claiming […]

In the midst of monsoon season which is expected to cover 25% of the landmass in Malaysia with heavy floods, the Prime Minister dissolved the parliament and directed the Electoral Commission to schedule a general […]

On Friday 20 August, Ismail Sabri was chosen by Malaysia’s king to be prime minister – the country’s third in three years. The 17 month-old government of the ‘National Coalition’ (PN – Perikatan Nasional) under […]

The political turmoil in Malaysia, which has lasted for almost a year, has taken a new turn following the Emergency Order declared by Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin on 12 January. Although the sudden increase in […]

News of the spread of Covid-19 in factory hostels across Malaysia has come at a time when Malaysians are facing the highest number of infections since the start of the pandemic in early March this […]

On 28 July, Malaysians heard the news that former Prime Minister Najib Razak was found guilty on seven counts of abuse of power, breach of trust and money laundering. He was sentenced to 12 years […]

The Singapore general election took place on 11 July with eleven parties contesting for 93 Parliamentary seats. The People’s Action Party (PAP), which has ruled for 57 years since 1965 (after Singapore separated from Malaysia), […]

During the spread of coronavirus into Malaysia in the middle of February, the ruling government – the Pakatan Harapan (Coalition of Hope) – which was in power for one and a half years, collapsed. A […]

On Monday, 24 February, the prime minister of Malaysia, Mahathir Mohamad, submitted his resignation to the country’s king, opening the way for enormous confusion as to what will follow. The reasons for Mahathir’s decision seemed […]

On the 9th of May, the country held its 14th general election which saw the humiliating defeat for one of the longest-serving ruling parties in the world – the BN (National Front). This outcome has […]

The 14th Malaysian general election – GE14 – is going ahead on May 9th. The ruling National Front (BN) government is expected to face intense competition from the main opposition coalition, Alliance for Hope (PH), […]

Opposition weak and divided

Over 200,000 people on protest for two days

Power struggle in UMNO party

Respect the right to freedom of speech!

Government conspires to quell growing opposition

Second visit of US President in 50 years

Protest against Goods and Services Tax

New generation can learn from experience of Malaya Communist Party leader

Further burden on working class and young people

Ruling Barisan Nasional’s widespread fraud enrages opposition supporters and young people

Opposition victory possible for first time but workers and youth without genuine alternative

Malaysian economy enters difficult period

PSM draws parallels with crackdown on Reformasi movement

Massive crackdown on opposition

Government steps up attacks on democratic and human rights to maintain grip on power

Real socialist alternative needed

Employers bow down to their demands

Political landscape little changed since 2008 ‘tsunami’

Review of Jeyakumar Devaraj’s "Malaysia at the Crossroads, a Socialist Perspective"

Socialist Party (CWI in Ireland) MEP speaks in European parliament

The needs of the working class and youth are sidelined

Power transition to save weakening UMNO/BN

Textile workers win big concessions through persistent campaign

Independent working class policies vital

‘Political tsunami’ creates new political landscape

Sixty arrested and held in police cells

Hindu Rights Action Force campaign underlines need for socialist solution

Government, rocked by mass demonstrations, takes revenge

Biggest demonstration since ‘Reformasi’ movement of ten years ago

Only way to counter racial and reactionary religious policies

Party’s leaders called in for questioning

Private developers’ thugs and police demolish local homes

Send urgent protests to stop demolitions and evictions!

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Twenty three arrested and held while devastation wrought

Courts deny Parti Sosialis Malaysia the right to register as a party