It’s been a rollercoaster ride of a week for Malaysians as they watched their politicians horse-trading and jockeying for political gain. Following the appointment of Muhyiddin Yassin to the premiership, Malaysians are worried that all their efforts to create lasting change in their country might be for naught.
Author Archives: Wei Jiet Lim
Wei Jiet is a constitutional lawyer based in Kuala Lumpur, the Secretary-General of the National Human Rights Society (HAKAM) and Malaysia's National Representative to the International Bar Association (IBA)'s Young Lawyers Committee. He is the author of Halsbury’s Laws of Malaysia on Constitutional Law (2019 Reissue) and the Annotated Statutes on the Federal Constitution of Malaysia. All the views herein are his own.
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What’s Going On in Malaysia’s Game of Thrones?
Almost two years after regime change in Malaysia, Malaysians were treated to a spectacle of political turmoil as Prime Minister Mahathir Mohammad handed in his resignation amid struggles between factions and parties over the course of a dramatic weekend.