I’m kicking off the week with a few things I set aside while chasing TS Wong’s court battles and AirAsia’s turbulence.
So I have a little wrap on AirAsia (still), the hard-to-kick consultancy habit, and Sarawak’s multi-billion ringgit energy play.
First, Hasmah Mohamad Ali, wife of former prime minister Mahathir Mohamad, died today, aged 100.
A doctor in her own right, she was the first Malay woman to study medicine at King Edward VII College in Singapore.
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I won’t dive too deep into AirAsia for now, because after all the headlines, the story’s pointing in a single direction: the airline needs financial backing.
Not even Tony Fernandes can spin his way out of this, though he’s been trying to blame the press for the negative coverage.