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© (c) Copyright Thomson Reuters 2018.Malaysian PM Mahathir visiting Japan to woo investors
By Praveen Menon and Anshuman Daga KUALA LUMPUR©2024 GPlusMedia Inc.
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Sam Whitte
Malaysia is no investment mecca. Far too many restrictions.
Matt Hartwell
92 years old and a PM, again. I presume his brain still functions to a high enough degree? If so, his DNA needs to be tapped for study.
Matt Hartwell
If what this article states is true it could be super positive for Malaysian/Japan relations
Perhaps. Its still a positive development from Japans point of view (and Australia's imo) Japan's trains a better quality, without a doubt, so if its trains they are after, they have come to the right place.
Would not surprise at all.
In part because Malaysia is part of the Commonwealth, inherited U.K law and practices and still maintains a governmental system that is fairly close to the parliamentary democracies you find elsewhere in the Commonwealth.
sf2k
Moody's thought that Malaysia being a part of the CPTPP was a major win, so being a bigger player in this new trade block while de-listing from China bodes well for those relationships
Pukey2
Something for Japan to emulate! They're getting there!
Pukey2
I noticed the two token non-Bumipeteras in the background.
Nan Ferra
Bark up a new corruption tree!
ThePBot
Ah yes, the way of the West!
Azrul Hakim
We Malaysians regardless whether you are Malay, Indians, Chinese as well as fellow Sabahan and Sarawakian fought hard in the elections to at least get rid of Barisan Nasional who have been in power since independence and with Najib and his wife Rosmah which faces corruption (murders included) it's easy for those outside of Malaysia to be downright negative about it.
Netgrump
It's always good to reevaluate investment deals made by a previous government on engagement of corrupt practices etc. or taking a closer look at some projects in terms of quality. In Vietnam they have some interesting experiences on quality:
http://www.scmp.com/week-asia/business/article/2104149/vietnams-tale-two-metros-one-built-japanese-and-other-chinese
Mr. Mathathir Mohammad, a remarkable politician, is known for his radical views on Judaism and Israel in the past and accused the currency trader George Soros in 1997 of causing the Asian financial crisis of that year.
https://www.nytimes.com/1997/09/22/world/premier-of-malaysia-spars-with-currency-dealer.html
Bringing up third party 'corruption practices' by politicians who've been named with corruption is always amusing:
http://www.malaysia-today.net/2017/06/19/george-soros-called-mahathir-a-corrupt-moron/