Today, it is even less of a hypothetical. Hegseth, at Trump’s demand, has deployed both the California National Guard (over ...

It is one of the most tragic paradoxes in political history: yesterday’s reformists become today’s authoritarians. From ...

The steady beating of drums and rousing chants calling for clean governance could be heard throughout Kota Kinabalu’s central ...

To protect democratic societies, we must insist on transparency, participation and governance that earns, not assumes, our trust.

In the shadow of two major powers battling for power in the South China Sea, Southeast Asian nations are making the best of their position along a geopolitical fracture line by advancing their claims ...

It is hoped the USA instead of getting dragged into the Israel - Iran war by the manipulations of Israel would join this war ...

Presidential spokesperson, Daniel Bwala, has criticised the Labour Party’s 2023 presidential candidate, Peter Obi, for his ...

To build a truly successful democracy in Nigeria, the role of the voter cannot be overstated. While we often attribute the failure of democratic governance to issues such as corruption, poor ...

Charlie Taylor says Malaysia stands out among Asean nations for allowing open, on-the-record debate, something not readily ...

Malaysia is an emerging economy with a diverse, Muslim-majority population. Although relatively small in size, she is often held up as an example of how democracy and Islam are compatible bedfellows.

PETALING JAYA: Malaysia ranks 40th in Economist Intelligence Unit's global Democracy Index 2023, emerging as the highest-ranked country in South-East Asia. Other South-East Asian countries ranked ...

Malaysia’s gradual democratic transformation since 2008 ... The result has been a compromised democracy in its negative sense. Even before winning the 2022 election, the PH had watered down its ...