Bridget Welsh

COMMENT No, it's not the common search of political power that keeps Pakatan together, but the parties' shared moral compact.

COMMENT The premier hopes the spending will give him and his party the security they appear to need ahead of the next polls.

COMMENT 'Recent data shows that 97 percent of Malaysians are proud to be Malaysians. It is among the highest in the region.'

COMMENT The man who appears most reluctant to hold polls is Najib himself. He is now Malaysia's longest serving PM without a mandate.

COMMENT The government should bear in mind that globally, the single most important event that triggers political transitions is a fraudulent election.

COMMENT What happens tomorrow is not just about politics. It is not just about electoral reform. It is about Malaysia's future.

NEWS FEATURE At long last, the burden of history is being lifted, and the promise of a better future is becoming tangible.

COMMENT Largely driven by ordinary citizens, Southeast Asia is experiencing important political change.

ANALYSIS The extremely narrow victory of Dr Tony Tan for the presidency is yet another marker of political transformation.

COMMENT After Sunday’s polls won by Yingluck Shinawatra's Pheu Thai, there is hope in Thailand for reconciliation and better government.

ANALYSIS While many of the ideas are in the early articulation, the 57th PAS Muktamar does point to five promising ideas.

COMMENT This is the first non-ulama team - except for president Hadi Awang - since the 1982 coup against PAS nationalist leader Mohamad Asri.

COMMENT Party delegates will determine whether the party will adopt policies that bridge, rather than divide, communities.

From the first day of the campaign when thousands thronged an opposition rally, the PAP has been on the defensive.

COMMENT It faces the stark reality that it needs to move from promising 'change' to actual delivery.

COMMENT BN has taken a serious bruising and will have to make a few hard decisions before the next GE.

COMMENT The Chinese swing toward Pakatan is comparatively less than the changes within other communities.

COMMENT A loss of its two-thirds majority in Sarawak was unthinkable less than 10 days ago, but now the focus centres around this key marker.

COMMENT The rural seats comprise the overwhelming majority of seats, an estimated 45 out of 71 seats, while another six are in semi-rural areas such as Sarikei and Mukah.

COMMENT Welsh examines the multitude of factors that will affect the outcome in the Sarawak state polls this Saturday.

Both Umno and PAS are struggling to come to terms with a more sophisticated electorate, even in the rural areas.

ANALYSIS But despite BN's victories in recent by-elections, neither side is coming out to be the clear winner.

ANALYSIS But despite the BN’s victories in recent by-elections, neither side is coming out to be the clear winner. 

COMMENT The most defining feature of this election was the weather. It was dreadful, and...