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I write long emails for The Malaysianist newsletter.
Merry Christmas, everyone!

Let's see... On Monday I tackled a number of things in my newsletter but the lead story was about Weststar and how Malaysia's defence procurement has a single point of failure: its external contractor.
December 25, 2024 at 4:28 AM
While writing about Malaysia's 5G rollout, it occurred to me that PM Anwar had been pushing for Huawei since 2021, when he was opposition chief.

Was Anwar the proverbial horse that corporates were betting on to get a second 5G network? If, yes, then we need to be extra sharp.
December 8, 2024 at 2:52 AM
Republishing a June profile piece on Bestinet founder Aminul Islam Abdul Nor since he is making the news the past few weeks.

He is, among others, the major shareholder of Bursa-listed Gets Global.
December 4, 2024 at 1:46 AM
In his younger days, PM Anwar Ibrahim was known as an astute politician with a good handle on public relations.

Today, his penchant for going off-script is denting his credibility.
November 25, 2024 at 1:00 PM