Malaysia’s trade policy post–TPP (Shankaran Nambiar, East Asia Forum)

http://www.eastasiaforum.org/2016/12/10/malaysias-trade-policy-post-tpp/

Mahathir should focus on institutions, not personalities (Shankaran Nambiar, MIER, East Asia Forum)

Mahathir Mohamad, Malaysia’s former prime minister, seems to have missed the mark with the Citizen’s Declaration that he has so vigorously supported. The bulk of the Declaration is directed at Prime Minister Najib Razak and his alleged wrongdoings in connection with the beleaguered 1Malaysia Development Berhad (1MDB). Therein lies its fatal flaw.

http://www.eastasiaforum.org/2016/04/29/mahathir-should-focus-on-institutions-not-personalities/

Is the TPP really a leap forward for Malaysia? (Shankaran Nambiar, East Asia Forum)

Malaysia’s leadership must be extremely satisfied on two counts: their success in negotiating the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) agreement and the parliament’s favourable position on the agreement.

http://www.eastasiaforum.org/2016/02/13/is-the-tpp-really-a-leap-forward-for-malaysia/

Can Malaysia revive its economy in 2016? (Shankaran Nambiar, East Asia Forum)

http://www.eastasiaforum.org/2016/01/09/can-malaysia-revive-its-economy-in-2016/