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Politics froze it for decades. Power demand is forcing the first move.
Malaysia’s nuclear ambition has stalled since the 1970s due to political caution and institutional fragmentation. Energy demand and geopolitics are now…
Feb 2
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Futures Capital
How political fragmentation is dismantling Malaysia’s GLC system
Built to professionalise Malays and reduce poverty, the GLC model is now eroding under a fractured political order that can no longer sustain it.
Feb 2
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Futures Capital
Sarawak wants development, Petronas wants coherence. The gas system cannot satisfy both without change
Sarawak’s push to use more of its gas at home collides with Petronas’ need to preserve an integrated LNG system, forcing Malaysia to confront hard…
Feb 2
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Futures Capital
Why the Sunway–IJM merger may struggle to clear political and regulatory scrutiny
What began as a commercially logical consolidation has evolved into a politically sensitive transaction, complicated by ownership, concentration and…
Feb 2
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Futures Capital
JS-SEZ after Rafizi: derailed, recovered, but still held together by Johor
Rafizi Ramli’s abrupt exit stalled federal momentum, Akmal Nasir is rebuilding the machinery, but it is Onn Hafiz who has kept the Johor–Singapore SEZ…
Feb 2
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Futures Capital
Federal–Sarawak tensions test Malaysia’s decentralisation limits
Sarawak’s autonomy push exposes structural weaknesses in Malaysia’s top-heavy federal system, with political, fiscal and governance risks converging.
Feb 2
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Futures Capital
Why Malaysia Airlines should be judged by its economic value, not its losses
The debate over Malaysia Airlines misses the real issue, whether the flag carrier generates more economic value than it consumes.
Feb 2
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Futures Capital
Malaysia’s revamped MM2H tests the balance between attraction and friction
Malaysia’s revamped MM2H lowers some entry bars, but mandatory property purchases and long lock-ins may blunt its appeal to retirees and HNWIs.
Feb 2
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Futures Capital
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