Politics

Polemic of the Proposed Revision of the Information and Electronic Transaction Law

Protestors against the Information and Electronic Transaction Law in Jakarta in 2019. Credit: Alinea Introduction The proposed revision of the Information and Electronic Transaction Law (UU ITE) No.19/2016 by the government has led to speculations from civil society groups and members of the opposition that the government intends to expand its powers to include other …

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Short-term Gain, Long-term Loss of Money Politics in Indonesia’s Regional Electoral Process

Continued indications of money politics in Indonesia’s 2020 regional election. Credit: RRI Introduction As the Indonesian Constitutional Court is busy resolving disputes from the 2020 regional elections and the Congress is currently debating whether or not to revise the Law on Public Elections, the unresolved issue of transactional politics have risen yet again in public …

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Malaysia: The Pandemic and Emergency and its Consequences on Parliament and Elections

With the consent from the King, a state of Emergency was declared in Malaysia in 2021. Credit: Bernama Introduction On 12 January 2021, Malaysia’s King, Al-Sultan Abdullah, consented to Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin’s request to declare a state of Emergency throughout the entire country. As it stands, the Emergency is scheduled to last until 1 …

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King and People are Inseparable: Proactive Constitutional Monarch in Parliamentary System

Sultan Ibrahim Sultan Iskandar accompanied by his son, Tunku Ismail Sultan Ibrahim, greeting mosque congregants after Hari Raya prayers in 2018. Credit: BERNAMA Introduction The political system of a country is rarely the result of the conscious choice of the ordinary people, and sometimes it is not even determined by the elite. The establishment of …

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Pressure Test in the Age of New Normal: Indonesia’s Pilkada 2020

Despite rising COVID-19 infections, Indonesia is set to conduct simultaneous regional elections in December 2020. Credit: SP/Muhammad Reza Introduction The concern that Indonesia’s 2020 simultaneous regional elections (Pemilihan Kepala Daerah 2020, hereafter Pilkada) will breed new COVID-19 clusters have become an increasingly regular topic as the government pushes on with its 9 December 2020 schedule. …

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Deciding to be Malaysia’s PM8: An Organizational Trust Perspective

Muhyiddin Yassin received the royal mandate to become the eighth Prime Minister of Malaysia. Credit: AFP Introduction In the recent political crisis in Malaysia, Muhyiddin Yassin would have been presented with two options to stabilize the situation. These two options, representing the current public sentiments in Malaysia, were to either call for a snap election …

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