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Honest Dody Molasy
Universitas Jember, Indonesia
Religion Arts Humanities Economics, Econometrics & Finance Education Languange, Linguistic, Communication & Media Law, Crime, Criminology & Criminal Justice Social Sciences

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State-Crime Nexus on the Myanmar Border: The Symbiosis of the Political Economy of the Military Junta and Border Guard Forces in the Yatai New City Ecosystem Dita Amanda Prastya; Honest Dody Molasy; Agung Purwanto
JURNAL PARADIGMA MADANI : Ilmu Sosial, Politik dan Agama Vol. 12 No. 2 (2025): Nopember
Publisher : Fakultas Ilmu Sosial dan Ilmu Politik Universitas Islam Jember

Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.56013/jpm.v12i2.5110

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The 2021 military coup in Myanmar precipitated a collapse in state governance, creating a vacuum often assumed to be the primary driver of organized crime. However, the rapid expansion of Yatai New City in Myawaddy suggests a more complex dynamic. This study investigates the political economy of the Yatai New City, specifically the interaction between foreign investors, the Karen Border Guard Forces (BGF), and the Military Junta. Employing the State–Crime Nexus framework and a qualitative approach based on source triangulation, this research challenges the "ungoverned space" narrative. The findings reveal that the persistence of the cyber-fraud industry in Yatai is not a symptom of state absence but the result of a symbiotic ecosystem. In this arrangement, the BGF provides security and logistical infrastructure, foreign investors supply capital and technology, and the Junta grants structural impunity in exchange for political loyalty and economic survival amidst international sanctions. This study concludes that the "scam state" formation in Myanmar represents a strategic adaptation of authoritarian power, implying that international interventions must target the political-economic alliances sustaining these operations rather than treating them solely as law enforcement issues.
Challenging the Neoliberal Consensus: Islamic Populism as an Alternative Development Narrative in Post-Pandemic Malaysia Honest Dody Molasy; Erwin Nur Rif’ah; Sus Eko Zuhri Ernada
Jurnal Impresi Indonesia Vol. 5 No. 3 (2026): Jurnal Impresi Indonesia
Publisher : Riviera Publishing

Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.58344/jii.v5i3.7698

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This research examines the unprecedented electoral realignment in Malaysia’s 15th General Election (GE-15), widely referred to as the "Green Wave," which led to the dramatic rise of the Islamic populist coalition, Perikatan Nasional (PN). Moving beyond reductionist narratives of spontaneous theological revival, this study argues that the Green Wave represents a profound grassroots protest against the structural inequities of neoliberal development. The research employed a qualitative approach using a case study design, combining Critical Discourse Analysis (CDA) of political speeches, manifestos, and elite narratives with the analysis of secondary socio-economic data, including post-pandemic inequality indicators and electoral results. The research traces the collapse of Malaysia's traditional Islamic Leviathan, the UMNO-led political establishment, which lost its moral and institutional legitimacy due to the 1MDB kleptocracy scandal and its failure to protect vulnerable demographics during the post-pandemic economic crisis. This state failure generated a severe "development deficit," fracturing the historical social contract. In this vacuum, PN and its ideological anchor, Parti Islam Se-Malaysia (PAS), successfully mobilized subaltern class grievances by articulating an alternative, morally charged developmental rhetoric that demanded "Clean and Stable" governance. Furthermore, PAS consolidated its political capital by operating a faith-based "shadow state" at the local level, providing vital alternative welfare and social services where the formal state had retreated. Ultimately, this article posits that the Malaysian phenomenon holds crucial implications for the Global South, demonstrating that Islamic identity politics now serves as a primary and sophisticated channel for marginalized populations to articulate anti-neoliberal critiques and demand distributive justice.
Co-Authors Agung Purwanto Dita Amanda Prastya Erwin Nur Rif’ah Sus Eko Zuhri Ernada