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	Podcast:		Asian Insider
	Episode:		S2E18: Malaysia kicks off big plans while Najib wants to go home
	Category:		News & Politics
	Duration:		00:36:30
	Publish Date:		2025-01-30 16:00:00
	Description:		Insights on Asean's beachside pow wow, the Johor-Spore economic zone and ex-PM Najib's house arrest bid. Synopsis: Every fourth Friday of the month, The Straits Times gets its Malaysia bureau chief based in Kuala Lumpur to analyse the hottest political and trending talking points. There are high expectations for Malaysia as it assumes the Asean chairmanship in 2025. But there are hard questions too. How will it navigate economic turbulence? And tackle Asean’s tricky issues from disputes in the South China Sea to unrest in Myanmar? Meanwhile, excitement over the freshly-signed agreement on the Johor-Singapore Special Economic Zone continues to buzz among business folk on both sides of the Causeway. But what will make it work? Malaysia bureau chief Shannon Teoh lists the JSSEZ’s ingredients for success, and suggests a snappier acronym for it. He also tells us what’s in store if ex-PM Najib wins his fight to serve the rest of his jail sentence under house arrest. Highlights (click/tap above): 02:21 Takeaways from the Asean foreign minister’s meeting, the first major gathering of 2025 07:00 A possible appearance by China’s Xi Jinping at this year’s Asean summit? 08:42 A catchier name for the Johor-Singapore Special Economic Zone 11:52 Solving the pain points of doing business between Johor and Singapore 22:00 Made in Singapore or made in Johor? 25:08 What happens if former PM Najib gets his request for house arrest? 30:38 Why Najib continues to fight for house arrest 32:45 Fit for duty: Malaysia’s policemen must get in shape to get promoted Read more: https://str.sg/EQBu https://str.sg/nkbG https://str.sg/i7Se Read Lim Ai Leen’s articles: https://str.sg/MKsE Read Tan Tam Mei’s articles: https://str.sg/iJxJ Read Shannon Teoh's articles: https://str.sg/wzyK Register for Asian Insider newsletter: https://str.sg/stnewsletters Hosts: Lim Ai Leen (limal@sph.com.sg) & Tan Tam Mei (tammei@sph.com.sg) Produced and edited by: Fa’izah Sani Executive producer: Ernest Luis Follow Asian Insider Podcast on Fridays here: Channel: https://str.sg/JWa7 Apple Podcasts: https://str.sg/JWa8 Spotify: https://str.sg/JWaX Website: http://str.sg/stpodcasts Feedback to: podcast@sph.com.sg --- Follow more ST podcast channels: All-in-one ST Podcasts channel: https://str.sg/wvz7 ST Podcast website: http://str.sg/stpodcasts ST Podcasts YouTube: https://str.sg/4Vwsa --- Get The Straits Times' app, which has a dedicated podcast player section: The App Store: https://str.sg/icyB Google Play: https://str.sg/icyX --- #STAsianInsider See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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