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Malaysia’s Greatest Strategic Asset Is What It Has Built – Not What It Costs
Surrey Business School’s Prof Tazeeb Rajwani on institutional depth, Hormuz risks, and why neutrality must be earned Professor Tazeeb Rajwani, Chair in International Business and Strategy at Surrey Business School, University of Surrey, argues that Malaysia’s record investment figures mask a deeper story — one of ecosystem maturity, pragmatic diplomacy, and strategic indispensability that may…
TNS NEWS • WORLD At Arafah, They Finally Stood
After years of saving, waiting and praying, 31,600 Malaysians finally reached Islam’s holiest gathering today. The world’s largest annual pilgrimage is now at its spiritual peak. BY TNS NEWS DESKTuesday, 26 May 2026 The plains of Arafah fell silent with supplication today as the Haj pilgrimage reached its most sacred moment — and among the…
THE REGIONAL LENS
BY TENGKU NOOR SHAMSIAH TENGKU ABDULLAH On Saturday, 23 May, President Donald Trump posted on Truth Social that a deal to end the Iran war and reopen the Strait of Hormuz had been “largely negotiated” and would be announced shortly. It was the most optimistic signal from Washington in nearly three months of war. Yet…
MALAYSIA THIS WEEK
Third Force, Royal Crisis and Heatwave: Malaysia’s Defining Week By TENGKU NOOR SHAMSIAH TENGKU ABDULLAH The week of 17 to 24 May 2026 will be remembered as the week Malaysia’s political landscape shifted on multiple fronts at once. Two former cabinet ministers quit the ruling coalition and launched a third force. The Negeri Sembilan royal…
THE FABULOUS FIVE — ASEAN’S STRATEGIC ECONOMIC NUCLEUS
By Shan Saeed, Global Chief Economist, Juwai IQI KUALA LUMPUR, May 21 — This year, I coined the term “Fabulous Five” (MITPV) to describe the five economies poised to shape ASEAN’s macroeconomic and investment trajectory over the next 10 to 20 years — Malaysia, Indonesia, Thailand, the Philippines and Vietnam. Collectively, these five economies represent the undisputed…