Catharsis – The Rebirth of Malaysia Finally Begins

By Dato' Dr. Ooi Kee Beng

June 2018 COVER STORY
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The heavy fall of the Barisan Nasional revives the process of national liberation and challenged Malaysians to free their minds.MAYBE IT WAS because the transition took so long, and opposition parties had had a chance to rule certain states for two terms and made a change in government an acceptable event. Maybe it was because the fear that Malaysians have a hidden tendency for violent rioting is simply a bad myth kept alive by a federal government that concentrated power...

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Dato' Dr. Ooi Kee Beng

is the Executive Director of Penang Institute. His latest book is Signals in the Noise: Notes on Penang, Malaysia and the World (Singapore: Faction Press) Homepage: wikibeng.com.

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