The Implications of Najib Razak’s Jail Term
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In this episode of Dialogues at Fulcrum, William Choong, Managing Editor of Fulcrum, talks to Francis Hutchinson and Lee Hwok Aun about the implications of the jailing of former Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak. Dr Hutchinson and Dr Lee are the Coordinator and Co-coordinator of ISEAS’ Malaysia Studies Programme respectively.
In this episode of Dialogues at Fulcrum, William Choong, Managing Editor of Fulcrum, talks to Francis Hutchinson and Lee Hwok Aun about the implications of the jailing of former Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak. Dr Hutchinson and Dr Lee are the Coordinator and Co-coordinator of ISEAS’ Malaysia Studies Programme respectively.

Dialogues at Fulcrum is a podcast published by the ISEAS – Yusof Ishak Institute.
For quick reference, the themes below were addressed during the podcast:
1:25 – Immediate political impacts of Najib serving his jail term
17:00 – Najib’s ability to refashion his political image and the state of Malaysian politics
21:00 – UMNO’s prospects going into the next general elections
25:00 – The impact of the Littoral Combat Ship scandal on UMNO
29:18 – Pakatan Harapan’s priorities going into GE15
Francis E. Hutchinson is Senior Fellow and Coordinator of the Malaysia Studies Programme, ISEAS – Yusof Ishak Institute.
Lee Hwok-Aun is Senior Fellow of the Regional Economic Studies Programme, and Co-coordinator of the Malaysia Studies Programme, ISEAS – Yusof Ishak Institute.