Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak speaks at a joint news conference with German Chancellor Angela Merkel in Berlin, Germany, 27 September 2016. (Photo: EPA/Bernd Von Jutrczenka)

I was happy to give Logan Connor some comments for his article today in the Southeast Asia Globe, which talked about Najib using social welfare programs in the 2017 budget as a way to salvage his damaged reputation. You can read the full article here, and I’ve put my contribution below.

“Najib’s reputation has certainly been dented, yet it appears he is taking the view that offence is the best defence. It seems he will campaign on a mixture of issues related to Malay Muslim uplift, such as social welfare and mobility, and Malay Muslim unity.”