Economist, Centennial Asia Advisors

Jason Tan

Economist

Centennial Asia Advisors

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<ul><li>Malaysia continues to struggle to regain stability as economic headwinds buffet the economy and ethnic tensions rise.</li><li>The economy has been on fragile footing, after the messy political outlook impacted investor confidence, leading to a precipitous slide in the value of the Ringgit. New economic measures have been unveiled in the latest effort to shore up growth prospects.</li><li>Ethnic tensions are also rising as the turnout for the Bersih rally was disproportionately composed of Chinese prompting an anti-Bersih response by red shirts to protect the dignity of the Malays in Malaysia. Thankfully, the Red Shirt rally was reasonably peaceful, even though it was tinged with racial undertones.</li></ul><p>&nbsp;</p>

Malaysia continues to struggle to regain stability as economic headwinds buffet the economy and ethnic tensions rise.The economy has been on fragile footing, after the messy political outlook impacted investor confidence, leading to a precipitous slide in the value of the Ringgit. New economic measures have been unveiled in the latest effort to shore up growth prospects.Ethnic tensions are also rising as the turnout for the Bersih rally was disproportionately composed of Chinese prompting an anti-Bersih response by red shirts to protect the dignity of the Malays in Malaysia. Thankfully, the Red Shirt rally was reasonably peaceful, even though it was tinged with racial undertones.&nbsp;

Malaysia: Economic stresses brew, ethnic tensions stew