Jahabar Sadiq
Jahabar Sadiq runs The Malaysian Insight and has been a journalist since 1988. Follow him on Twitter.
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Some puzzles in Anwar's cabinet
PM must think long term if he is to last the full five years in office.
A deal in the works for Pakatan, BN?
Can the two arch rivals set aside their differences to work out a solution?
Perfect storm lifts PAS to new heights
Islamist party benefits most from rising tide of religiosity, ebbing Malay leadership.
Anger at Azmin, support for Anwar at Pakatan city rally
Speakers tell Gombak to reject traitor who bit the hand that fed.
In Ampang, future and past combine
Malaysia’s longest-serving PM and 33-year-old ‘Dr Banjir’ combine forces to win hearts and minds.
Smaller crowds at ceramah, bigger audience online
Social media the big winner in 2022, as people opt to watch campaigns for hearts and minds on screen.
Similar narratives but different audience in GE15
Voters are younger, crowds at events smaller compared to in 2018.
GE15 a campaign of logos, not egos
Modest size of Pakatan rally far cry from crowded affairs of 2018.
Mother of all elections or a circus?
Parties appear to have scraped the bottom of the barrel to field a candidate for each of the 222 federal seats.
20 years later, Leica relaunches M6 film camera
Conscious analog photography fuels renewed popularity among 35mm enthusiasts.
Daim predicts more seats for PAS in GE15
Former finance minister says PAS today craves power after tasting it.
Daim says govt-linked entities never meant to compete with private sector
Ex-finance minister says state-run companies were originally designed to grow the country’s economy.
Voices
Govt must address dual challenges of food inflation, food security
Nick Tan