RM1.5 Trillion and a Month of Shock: What Malaysia Can Still Do Now.
When the Strait of Hormuz tightened in March 2026, Malaysia did not suffer a blackout. There were no rationing queues and no sudden industrial shutdowns. What happened was quieter, but in some ways more revealing. The monthly fuel subsidy bill rose from about RM700 million to around RM3.2 billion in late March 2026, driven by […]
Reviewing the KL-Singapore High Speed Rail Project
The KL-Singapore HSR at a Glance The Kuala Lumpur-Singapore High Speed Rail (KLHSR) Project is a mega-infrastructure development project that has been in the making for almost fourteen years. Originally proposed by the Malaysian government as a High-Impact Project in Malaysia’s 2010 Economic Transformation Programme Roadmap, the KLHSR was considered to be a highly effective […]