Bridget Welsh

COMMENT | Injections for Sabah

COMMENT | Injections for Sabah

Earlier waves of Covid-19 show the costs of inadequate proactive measures for Sabah.
COMMENT | Malaysian youth in peril

COMMENT | Malaysian youth in peril

Effects of pandemic will last far into the future for today's youths.

COMMENT | Umno alone

COMMENT | Umno alone

The party is arguably the most fragmented it has been in the party’s history.

COMMENT | One year of Covid-19 lockdown

COMMENT | One year of Covid-19 lockdown

While the recovery rate has been impressive, Covid-19 crisis not over yet and more improvements need to be made.

COMMENT | Malaysia's lost year of opportunity?

COMMENT | Malaysia's lost year of opportunity?

'I argue that Malaysia has lost an opportunity to use this year of crises for needed structural and policy reforms...'

COMMENT | Sheraton Move one year on

COMMENT | Sheraton Move one year on

The ABCs - Ambition, Betrayal and Cunning - were on full display…
COMMENT | Malaysia’s dark winter

COMMENT | Malaysia’s dark winter

An unfamiliar chill is setting into the national bones, as disquiet, anxiety, and shock are resonating.
COMMENT | Malaysia in 2020: Political trauma and promising readjustment

COMMENT | Malaysia in 2020: Political trauma and promising readjustment

People-driven change has happened in the past but it is likely to take on new forms and new issues as Malaysia looks ahead.
COMMENT | Death and dignity: Remembering our Covid warriors

COMMENT | Death and dignity: Remembering our Covid warriors

This year’s Covid-19’s courageous warriors deserve recognition.
COMMENT | Perak’s multi-partisan milestone

COMMENT | Perak’s multi-partisan milestone

If this govt-opposition deal holds, it represents an important shift towards greater partisan cooperation.
COMMENT | Pakatan Harapan’s watershed

COMMENT | Pakatan Harapan’s watershed

COMMENT | Its loss of confidence and identity crisis illustrates its own problem with legitimacy.

COMMENT | Caught in a political Covid-19 net

COMMENT | Caught in a political Covid-19 net

Climbing out of it will not be easy, but it is not impossible. It starts by seeing the net they are in.

COMMENT | Lessons for Malaysia from US 2020 election

COMMENT | Lessons for Malaysia from US 2020 election

The US election is a reminder that even when there are crisis and despair, there is a possibility for renewal.
COMMENT | Weakness is strength: Malaysia’s multi-partisan budget talks

COMMENT | Weakness is strength: Malaysia’s multi-partisan budget talks

Broader political engagement across parties provides for greater legitimacy for public spending.

COMMENT | Reforms for safer and fairer polls in Batu Sapi

COMMENT | Reforms for safer and fairer polls in Batu Sapi

It's not clear how long the risks of the pandemic will continue. As such, putting in place viable measures now is essential.
COMMENT | Emerging humanitarian Covid-19 crisis in Sabah

COMMENT | Emerging humanitarian Covid-19 crisis in Sabah

Assistance needs to go beyond healthcare to assure that Sabahans have the resources to survive the crisis.
COMMENT | No ‘darurat’ needed

COMMENT | No ‘darurat’ needed

A 'darurat' will deepen political polarisation in Malaysian society and cause more trauma at a time when a crisis is already very damaging.
COMMENT | Sabah's Covid crisis still serious

COMMENT | Sabah's Covid crisis still serious

There is a lack of full appreciation over the severity of Sabah's Covid-19 situation and the federal govt can still do much more.

COMMENT | Umno’s divisions: A party held hostage

COMMENT | Umno’s divisions: A party held hostage

COMMENT | Umno today struggles with the living legacies of both Mahathir and Najib on the party.

COMMENT | Sabah's serious Covid-19 situation

COMMENT | Sabah's serious Covid-19 situation

The current serious Covid-19 situation in Sabah is a product of multi-faceted policy failures.

COMMENT | The PAS factor in Sabah polls

COMMENT | The PAS factor in Sabah polls

Contrary to general opinion, PAS did make an important contribution to GRS victory in Sabah.
COMMENT | Hard realities from Sabah polls

COMMENT | Hard realities from Sabah polls

There is a need to look beyond the numbers - to look back in order to move forward.
COMMENT | Why Warisan Plus lost – a preliminary analysis

COMMENT | Why Warisan Plus lost – a preliminary analysis

The drop in turnout was significant, especially among traditional Warisan Plus supporters.
COMMENT | The Covid-19 factor in Sabah polls

COMMENT | The Covid-19 factor in Sabah polls

COMMENT | Some believe the federal government planted the virus and are using fearmongering to reduce turnout.