🇲🇾 Malaysia

52 documents · 492k words · 12 blocks · 52 fact-checked, 3 fully verified

The book

The Bargain and the Crossing

How a Negotiated Federation Held — and How Its Machinery of Stability Became the Machinery of Churn

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MY-A-01

Merdeka and the Alliance Coalition (1948–1957)

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MY-A-03

Formation of Malaysia (1963)

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MY-A-05

1965 Separation of Singapore from Malaysia's Perspective (1963–1965)

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MY-B-01

The New Economic Policy and the Bumiputera Settlement (1971–1990)

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Mahathir Mohamad's First Premiership (1981–2003)

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MY-C-03

The 1MDB Scandal — The Heist, the Fall of Najib, and the Kleptocracy Reckoning (2009–2026)

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Block A

Pre-Independence and Founding (1948–1969)

MY-A-01Merdeka and the Alliance Coalition (1948–1957)1948–1957Verified11k w MY-A-03Formation of Malaysia (1963)1961–1963Fact-checked9k w MY-A-051965 Separation of Singapore from Malaysia's Perspective (1963–1965)September 1963 – August 1965Fact-checked10k w

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The NEP Era and Mahathir Ascendancy (1969–2003)

MY-B-01The New Economic Policy and the Bumiputera Settlement (1971–1990)1971–1990Fact-checked10k w MY-B-02Mahathir Mohamad's First Premiership (1981–2003)1981–2003Fact-checked11k w

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Reformasi to Najib Era (2003–2018)

MY-C-03The 1MDB Scandal — The Heist, the Fall of Najib, and the Kleptocracy Reckoning (2009–2026)2009 – 2026Fact-checked11k w

Block D

Post-2018 Coalition Politics (2018–present)

MY-D-02The Pakatan Harapan Government (May 2018 – February 2020)may 2018 – February 2020Fact-checked9k w MY-D-03The Muhyiddin Perikatan Nasional Government (March 2020 – August 2021)1 March 2020 – 16 August 2021Fact-checked7k w MY-D-04The Ismail Sabri Government (August 2021 – November 2022)21 August 2021 – 19 November 2022Fact-checked8k w MY-D-05Anwar Ibrahim Premiership (24 November 2022 – present)24 November 2022 – presentFact-checked8k w MY-D-06The Anwar Madani Government's Second Phase — 2025 Cabinet Reshuffle, Rafizi Resignation, and the State-Election Run-up (2024–2026)December 2023 – May 2026Fact-checked13k w MY-D-07Anwar Madani Year Three — Fiscal Reform, ASEAN-Chair Aftermath, and the GE17 Run-up (October 2025 – May 2026)October 2025 – May 2026Fact-checked13k w

Block E

JHR — Johor Economic Architecture

MY-E-02The Anwar Madani Government — Mid-Tenure Consolidation, the Royal Addendum, and Subsidy Rationalisation (2023–2025)January 2023 – May 2025Fact-checked12k w MY-E-04The MADANI Economy, NIMP 2030, NETR, and the National Semiconductor Strategy (2022–present)December 2022 – presentFact-checked16k w MY-E-05Petronas, Khazanah, EPF, PNB — Malaysia's Sovereign-Economic Architecture (1951–2026)1951–2026Fact-checked16k w MY-E-JHR-01Iskandar Malaysia (2006–present)2006–presentFact-checked13k w MY-E-JHR-02The Johor–Singapore Special Economic Zone (signed 7 January 2025)2023–presentFact-checked12k w MY-E-JHR-03Forest City — The Country Garden / Iskandar Waterfront Joint-Venture Megaproject (2014–present)2014–presentFact-checked8k w MY-E-JHR-05The Johor–Singapore RTS Link (1990–2027)1990–presentFact-checked12k w MY-E-JHR-06Johor–Singapore Integration in 2025 — The Data-Centre Boom, RTS Link Construction Sprint, and Talent-Flow Architecture (2023–2026)2023–2026Fact-checked16k w

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JHR — Johor's Bilateral Strands

MY-F-01Malaysia's ASEAN Foreign-Policy Doctrine (1967–present)1967–presentFact-checked13k w MY-F-02Malaysia and Singapore — Permanent Structural Bilateral1957–presentFact-checked17k w MY-F-04Malaysia's 2025 ASEAN Chairmanship and the Anwar Foreign Policy Doctrine — Myanmar, Gaza, and the South China Sea (2022–2025)November 2022 – December 2025Fact-checked11k w MY-F-JHR-01The 1962 Water Agreement and the 2061 Expiry (1927–2061)1927–2061Fact-checked11k w MY-F-JHR-02The Johor–Singapore Causeway and the Second Link (1923–present)1919–presentFact-checked10k w

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Social Policy and Public Services

MY-G-02The Johor–Singapore Special Economic Zone, the RTS Link, and the Causeway Economic Reset (2023–2025)2023–2025Fact-checked13k w

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JHR — Johor Political and Royal Figures

MY-H-PM-01Tunku Abdul Rahman (First Prime Minister, 1957–1970)8 February 1903 – 6 December 1990Fact-checked5k w MY-H-PM-02Tun Abdul Razak Hussein (Second Prime Minister, 1970–1976)11 March 1922 – 14 January 1976Fact-checked5k w MY-H-PM-03Hussein Onn (Third Prime Minister, 1976–1981)12 February 1922 – 29 May 1990Fact-checked4k w MY-H-PM-04Mahathir Mohamad — A Biography (1925–2024)1925 – 2024Fact-checked10k w MY-H-PM-05Abdullah Ahmad Badawi (Fifth Prime Minister, 2003–2009)26 November 1939 through presentFact-checked4k w MY-H-PM-06Najib Tun Razak (Sixth Prime Minister, 2009–2018)1953 through presentFact-checked7k w MY-H-PM-07Mahathir Mohamad's Second Premiership (2018–2020)10 May 2018 through 1 March 2020Fact-checked5k w MY-H-PM-08Muhyiddin Yassin (Eighth Prime Minister, 2020–2021)1947 through presentFact-checked6k w MY-H-PM-09Ismail Sabri Yaakob (Ninth Prime Minister, 2021–2022)1960 through presentFact-checked5k w MY-H-PM-10Anwar Ibrahim (Tenth Prime Minister, 2022–present)1947 through presentVerified7k w MY-H-JHR-01Sultan Ibrahim Iskandar — Sultan of Johor and the 17th Yang di-Pertuan Agong1958–presentFact-checked7k w MY-H-JHR-02Tunku Ismail Idris — Tunku Mahkota Johor and the Crown-Prince Public-Political Voice1984–presentFact-checked7k w MY-H-JHR-03Sultan Iskandar of Johor — 24th Sultan of Johor (1981–2010) and 8th Yang di-Pertuan Agong (1984–1989)1932–2010Fact-checked7k w MY-H-JHR-04The Royal Court of Johor (Istana Bukit Serene) — Institution, Bendahara Tradition, and Bangsa Johorc. 1528–presentFact-checked8k w MY-H-JHR-MB-02Muhyiddin Yassin — Menteri Besar of Johor (1986–1995)1947 through 1995Fact-checked7k w MY-H-JHR-MB-03Abdul Ghani Othman — Menteri Besar of Johor (1995–2013)1948 through presentFact-checked7k w MY-H-JHR-MB-04Mohamed Khaled Nordin — Menteri Besar of Johor (2013–2018) and Defence Minister (2023–present)1958–presentFact-checked7k w MY-H-JHR-MB-08Onn Hafiz Ghazi — Menteri Besar of Johor (March 2022–present)1979–presentFact-checked6k w MY-H-JHR-FED-02Hishammuddin Hussein — Federal Cabinet Minister (2004–2022) and Lineage Bridge1961–presentFact-checked5k w MY-H-JHR-FED-03Muhyiddin Yassin — The Johor Power Base of a Federal Career (1978–present)1978 – presentFact-checked7k w

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Institutions

MY-I-01The Federal Constitution as Institution (1957–Present)1957–presentFact-checked9k w

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JHR — Contested Johor Episodes

MY-J-01May 13 1969 — Three Accounts of the Riots10 May – December 1969Fact-checked12k w MY-J-JHR-01Johor Federal Tensions and State Rights — Constitutional History, Royal Court Activism, and the Federalism Question (1855–present)1855–presentFact-checked14k w

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Key Decisions

MY-K-07The 2020 Sheraton Move (23 February – 1 March 2020)21 February 2020 – 9 March 2020Fact-checked8k w MY-K-08The 2022 GE15 Result and Unity Government Formation (19–24 November 2022)19 November 2022 – May 2024Fact-checked8k w

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Reference

MY-R-01Malaysia Governance Books Canon1948–presentVerified12k w