By Ahmad Fuad Rahmat Triggered Now is not the time for the rich to complain about how difficult they have it. That is what Aleeya Zailan and Vivy Yusoff is learning the hard way. It all began when Aleeya remarked, in obvious reference to Bantuan Perihatin Nasional (BPN), that the B40 will be rich during […]

By Ahmad Fuad Rahmat The government’s ‘backdoor’ takeover meant that this follow up to part one had to be wholly re-written. Just as the game has changed so too should civil society’s strategic options. The question of strategy, in any case, is a good way to begin our consideration of where civil society may have […]

Recently on the 20th of January 2020, the joint collaboration between Projek Dialog and Bachelor of Social Sciences programme of Taylor’s University was launched. This 5-year partnership or ‘akad nikah’ as the emcee wittily mentioned, aims to create avenues for work-based learning within its social sciences programmes. As spoken by the Deputy Vice-Chancellor, Dr Pradeep […]

by Ahmad Fuad Rahmat   In this series of posts we consider civil society’s gains and challenges in the decade that saw their increased prominence in Malaysian politics. This opening entry provides an overview of its key advances.   The BERSIH spark   Civil society’s significance is always tied to political urgency. Operasi Lalang galvanized […]