Malaysia Readies for Polls in a Radical New Landscape

Departure of UMNO old guard for jail could awaken new opportunities

Sometime over the next few months or even weeks, in a radically changed atmosphere, Malaysia’s coalition government is expected to call its 15th general election, which must be held before September 14, 2023. That is because the ruling Barisan Nasional’s kingmaker, the man who has dominated its politics for more than a decade and its underground funding…