Archive - The Malaysianist

Following the money... in circles

Circular logic, jumping ship, and defence parasites.

10 hrs ago

Parachute plays, bubble blues, and new thrones

A packed Thursday newsletter with tons of goodies.

Jan 15

Southeast #12: In Indonesia, flying too close burns

How Nadiem Makarim became collateral damage.

Jan 13

Farhash’s latest cash trust (and haircut)

Anwar's ex-aide is seeking to cut the noise from public investments.

Jan 11

Creador no longer Bake(s) with Yen

When an eight-year hold ends with a tycoon-linked handover.

Jan 9

Proof is in the pudding

Anwar's institutional reforms sound appetising, but will they deliver?

Jan 6

Brainjam #12: The institutionally blind

Has Khazanah Nasional learnt from its past?

Jan 5

Beyond Najib: 1MDB's web of complicity

A roll call of enablers, incomplete recoveries, and systemic failure.

Jan 4

Setting the stage for 2026

A different kind of theatre, this one.

Jan 2

December 2025

Founder's Report: 2025

A basic P&L, among other things.

Dec 31, 2025

I almost ran out of runway

Four lessons from a year of getting punched in the face.

Dec 30, 2025

When Jelawang exec shows up at F1 paddock

Plus: CIMB restructures and Exchange 106 heads back to court.

Dec 28, 2025

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