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If you wanted a single week that tells you where Malaysian politics actually sits in 2026, this was probably it.
Three stories in this morning’s podcast:
→ The Negri Sembilan political crisis
→ The appointment of the new MACC chief
→ The latest on Malaysia’s controversial foreign worker management scheme
Timestamps below:




