Conference Presentation, Fireside Chat, Interview, Panel
Dialogue with Dato' Seri Anwar Ibrahim
Milken InstituteDato' Seri Anwar Ibrahim, Dato' Seri Anwar bin Ibrahim, Haslinda Amin, Michael Milken, Curtis Chin, Anwar Ibrahim, Michael Swaito, Joe Brock
- Plans to address inequality and poverty by compelling political and business elites to confront human degradation, with the prediction that failure to do so will prevent national success.
- Anticipates that digital technology acceleration will drive growth but simultaneously risk further human dehumanization and increased inequality.
- Expects to challenge rising fascism and jingoism in Malaysia and the West, relying on reason and the wisdom of the masses for national survival.
- Outlines a transition of power scheduled for May 2020, following a January 2018 agreement where the speaker will serve as Deputy Prime Minister before succeeding Mahathir as the eighth Prime Minister.
- Expresses confidence in the succession plan based on consensus among over 200 party branches and support from a majority of MPs, anticipating the transition will occur within two years of the 2018 election.
- Proposes dismantling the race-based New Economic Policy to replace it with a needs-based economic framework while committing to transparent engagement to address Malay community concerns.
- Aims to complete the restoration of public trust regarding corruption and leakages within three to three-and-a-half years of the new government taking office.
- Plans to privatize irrelevant or privately manageable government-linked companies (GLCs) while ensuring the private sector leads economic activities.
- Targets the repatriation of up to 10 to 20 billion dollars by eliminating corruption and leakages, intending to use these funds to energize the economy and secure investments.
- Seeks to enhance economic competitiveness through improvements in English, Arabic, Chinese, and Tamil proficiency, alongside upgrading digital technology capacity and education standards.
- Identifies high potential in the tourism sector and intends to attract domestic and foreign investment to manage resource constraints and debts.
- Foresees increasing rivalry between the United States and China over the next decade, creating economic vulnerabilities for the ASEAN region through trade wars.
- Plans to enforce laws against carbon-emitting burning practices and hold Malaysian companies accountable for causing the regional haze, which is described as ecological warfare.
- Envisions Malaysia as a multiracial and multireligious society that utilizes the talents of its global diaspora, while maintaining neutrality between great nations in ASEAN.
- Commits to a transition period where Mahathir has latitude to implement initial reforms in the judiciary, media, and economy before the handover.
- Intends to prioritize integrity, legacy, and the defense of common citizens' rights, ensuring no other Malaysian suffers from the lack of judicial backbone or media manipulation previously experienced.
- Believes economic stability and growth scenarios are essential prerequisites to preventing frustrations caused by poverty and unemployment.