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When the Government Runs Against Itself
BN and PH share a cabinet in Putrajaya. In Johor, they are fighting each other in all 56 seats, and the result may decide when Anwar calls the next general election. By TENGKU NOOR SHAMSIAH TENGKU ABDULLAH JOHOR BAHRU, June 29 – The shape of Johor’s 16th state election was effectively settled within an hour…
GLOBAL DISPATCH
By TNS NEWS TEAM | Edition No. 5 | June 29, 2026 FROM THE EDITOR Two cargo ships were struck in the Strait of Hormuz in 48 hours. The United States struck back twice. Diplomatic channels held, just. Venezuela buried more than 1,400 of its dead. America’s most ambitious AI law was quietly killed. And…
Malaysia’s Next Growth Frontier: The Road to a US$20,000-Per-Capita Economy
With GDP per capita at US$15,085 and the economy expanding at 5.4 per cent in the first quarter of 2026, Malaysia is closer than ever to high-income status. But the journey from here to US$20,000 per capita will require more than growth — it demands structural reform, productivity gains, and unwavering institutional quality. Juwai IQI…
MALAYSIA THIS WEEK
Your weekly briefing on politics, economy and society Edition 8 | Week of 22-28 June 2026 | TNS NEWS Team The week of 22 to 28 June 2026 may prove to be one of the most consequential of the year. Conference of Rulers postponed its June meeting because of the Negeri Sembilan throne dispute. A 1,999-page…
SPACEX is the Tremor, Not The Quake: Global Market Strategist adds Private Credit to his Mid-year Sell-off Warning
Days after warning that markets were mispricing the Federal Reserve, the strategist points to SpaceX’s slide and mounting stress in private credit as the next triggers for the correction he expects between June and August. By TENGKU NOOR SHAMSIAH TENGKU ABDULLAH KUALA LUMPUR, June 24 – The sell-off Dr Sailesh Kumar Jha outlined in a…