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Inside Malaysia’s healthcare oligopoly

From pill to ward.

Aug 28, 2026
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This one materialised after I stacked the government-linked healthcare names against annual filings and the GearUp report.

It’s evidently clear that we’re witnessing an oligopoly. Is that a good thing?

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