What was I doing over the weekend? No, I didn’t check out the Turun Anwar protest in Kuala Lumpur that called for the resignation of PM Anwar Ibrahim.
I did turun (show up)1 though: to my child’s sports competition. Such is adult life.
In case you missed Thursday’s cracker of a story on latest legal drama surrounding the Fusionex saga (a mainstay here) 👇
Today’s News, ideas and everything in between covers:
Corporate updates on PM Anwar’s aide Farhash
Yinson’s VC arm and its precarious mobility push
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PM Anwar Ibrahim’s former aide, Farhash Wafa Mubarak Salvador, has a few updates. Let’s get to it.
First up, he’ll now be known as “Datuk Seri”. Penang conferred him the state’s highest honorific over the weekend, in his capacity as chairman of Bursa-listed logistics firm MMAG.
Farhash was media-shy upon receiving his title that Saturday, dodging the press eager for a soundbite or two from a corporate upstart.
Still, he remains a busy man.