Malaysia's new power centres - Parliament, Sultans

Malaysia's new power centres - Parliament, Sultans
Malaysian Insider - 16 March 2008

Welcome to the new Malaysia, where the Abdullah administration will have to share the stage with the royalty, the judiciary and a more assertive Parliament. And where the ruling political party, the United Malays National Organisation (Umno), will have to come to terms with coalition partners becoming more vocal to stay relevant.

It will be messy. At times it will be unsettling for Malaysians and foreign investors who have become accustomed to a strong centre dictating policy, and even discourse, here, and everyone else, well, following.

But politicians and analysts believe that no one should fear the new Malaysia.

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