8+ hour, 15+ min ago  (195+ words) You're reading The Malaysianist, a newsletter on money and power. Fuel up with a monthly, annual or founding member plan. P. S. The founding member tier doesn't have a ceiling; you can go as high as you want " it's the ultimate supporter…...

2+ day, 13+ hour ago  (192+ words) The aim here is to just send out shorter briefs than the usual longform this time round, since the mental load of frequent newslettering at high word count can be taxing. Today's newsletter takes on one of those funny policies…...

5+ day, 13+ hour ago  (248+ words) " Housekeeping: Sunday's article has been updated to reflect the right K investors for Nazir's Ikhlas II fund. As a brown journalist, I deal with all kinds of Ks: from racial slurs to government-linked firms. Sheesh. Today's short covers Syed Mokhtar…...

1+ week, 10+ hour ago  (267+ words) A few things in today's edition: " A conclusion to Monday's "corporate mafia" story, including the exit from a listed company, with old money involved. Plus a short "mafia" postscript. " Navis went for its maiden Dana Pemacu investee. It didn't land....

1+ week, 3+ day ago  (265+ words) It's Friday and to kickstart the weekend, I have two items in this morning's newsletter: " TNG Digital's first net profit and the maths behind its RM5 billion valuation pitch. " Jho Low files for a Trump pardon again, and the well-worn lobbying…...

3+ week, 1+ day ago  (198+ words) It's durian season (and a Saturday), making it the perfect moment to check in on Malaysia's only listed durian play. PLS Plantations " controlled by tycoon Lim Kang Hoo " is unfortunately not having a durian runtuh (windfall) moment. (Former CIMB chairman…...

3+ week, 2+ day ago  (677+ words) Yes, to quote my daughter, I'm labouring on Labour Day. I ended April trying to fold some audio into the dispatches. Who would have thought it'd be an entirely different muscle: format, structure, delivery" the works. I won't be pursuing…...

1+ mon, 1+ week ago  (292+ words) Two items for a Sunday read: " How TNG Digital is squeezing its own parent CIMB " The gaps in PM Anwar Ibrahim's corporate ally Ishak Ismail's recent interview You're reading The Malaysianist, a newsletter on money and power. Fuel up with…...

1+ mon, 2+ week ago  (198+ words) You're reading The Malaysianist, a newsletter on money and power. Fuel up with a monthly, annual or founding member plan. P. S. The founding member tier doesn't have a ceiling; you can go as high as you want " it's the ultimate supporter…...

1+ mon, 3+ week ago  (490+ words) By now, I'm asking the same questions as you: who is the PKR MP who received a "fee" from Victor Chin? In his own words, Chin was supposed to name the lawmaker, but that hasn't happened yet. It's a major…...