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Malaysia Offers Tax Incentives to Boost Venture Capital Industry
Taxes · Malaysia

Malaysia Offers Tax Incentives to Boost Venture Capital Industry

100% Left coverage: 1 sources
Malaysia is dangling new tax incentives to investors to boost its venture capital industry, according to Second Finance Minister Amir Hamzah Azizan.See the Story
The man behind the Fusionex scandal returns
Kuala Lumpur · Kuala Lumpur

The man behind the Fusionex scandal returns

Ivan Teh is back. Or did he ever leave?Last year, the so-called tech entrepreneur was at the centre of a scandal. His company — data analytics firm Fusionex — had been acquired by Hitachi for over RM900 million.But things soured quickly. Hitachi filed a winding-up petition riddled with allegations, and Teh, along with key executives, exited Fusionex.Like several other business and tech reporters, I followed the story closely, reporting on develo…Read Article
Jho Low: Unrepentant, unfinished
Jho Low · Malaysia

Jho Low: Unrepentant, unfinished

Bradley Hope is one half of the famous Wall Street Journal duo who helped expose the 1MDB scandal — the other being Tom Wright.Together, they authored Billion Dollar Whale, the bestselling book that catapulted them to international recognition. The pair now runs Brazen, a diversified media and production house.Despite branching out into various ventures — including geeking out on AI — Hope has remained laser-focused on tracking fugitive financie…Read Article

Searching for a startup “green lane”

Nope. This is not a glitch. Just a short newsbreak hence the double trouble (or fun?). But, first, here’s what you might have missed this week 👇🏽Founding members received this a few hours ago, too:You’re reading a paid version of The Malaysianist, a newsletter on money and power by writer and journalist Emmanuel Samarathisa.I run monthly and annual subscriptions. There’s also the atas or founding member tier where you get all the perks of an a…Startups · MalaysiaRead Article

Shakeup at Jelawang as fund eyes new bets

Initially I wanted to post something — an unstructured dataset — for founding members via Brainjam, but that’ll be for tomorrow.Today’s an update on Malaysian fund-of-funds (FoF) Jelawang Capital.You’re reading a paid version of The Malaysianist, a newsletter on money and power by writer and journalist Emmanuel Samarathisa.I run monthly and annual subscriptions. There’s also the atas or founding member tier where you get all the perks of an annu…Malaysia · MalaysiaRead Article

Zahid’s remarks on Tengku Zafrul show Umno ready to move on, says analyst

Analysts say the Umno president’s comments reflect a return to grassroots priorities and growing fatigue over parachute candidates.Malaysia · MalaysiaSee the Story

The great Mavcap misfire

Yes, it’s a Sunday. But running my own show means there’s no break for the wicked.Longtime readers of The Malaysianist will know I keep a close eye on the venture capital space because it’s something I’ve tracked closely from years spent covering that corner of the economy.You could say today’s piece is a spicier follow-up to the May 12 newsletter questioning government-owned Mavcap’s role in building Malaysia’s startup scene.In that brief, I ra…Malaysia · MalaysiaRead Article

Malaysia PM Anwar’s Daughter Nurul Izzah Elected as PKR’s Deputy President, Becomes His New Heir-Apparent

60% Center coverage: 5 sources
The 44-year-old, who is the prime minister’s eldest daughter, won in her first attempt contesting for the deputy presidency.Asia · MalaysiaSee the Story

Jelawang Capital earmarks its first pick

Some newsy stuff today. Khazanah’s fund-of-funds Jelawang Capital picks its first recipient and is Great Eastern done with Boost?And, in case you missed yesterday’s analysis on Anwar Inc, got you covered here 👇🏾You’re reading a paid version of The Malaysianist, a newsletter on money and power by writer and journalist Emmanuel Samarathisa.I run monthly and annual subscriptions. There’s also the atas or founding member tier where you get all the…Malaysia · MalaysiaRead Article

PKR Election: Anwar Reminds Members to Not Harbour Enmity

34% Center coverage: 3 sources
LANGKAWI: Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim has reminded PKR members and supporters against making extreme comments which could lead to discord among candidates contesting in the party polls. © New Straits Times Press (M) BhdAsia · MalaysiaSee the Story

Who’s footing Malaysia’s VC bill?

It’s a public holiday, so I’ll keep this light. First, the usual ICYMI:You’re reading a paid version of The Malaysianist, a newsletter on money and power by writer and journalist Emmanuel Samarathisa.I run monthly and annual subscriptions. There’s also the atas or founding member tier where you get all the perks of an annual subscription and more, such as an annual or founder’s report and insight into how this little corner of the internet fared…Malaysia · MalaysiaRead Article

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