35 | Murray Hunter, The Dark Forces Changing Malaysian Society

<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">My guest today is Murray Hunter. Murray has been involved in the Asia-Pacific business scene for the last 40 years as an entrepreneur, consultant, academic, and researcher. Murray was named one of Asian Correspondent’s thirty-five selected bloggers in the region’s blogosphere based on quality of reporting, relevance and popularity, and is also the author of multiple books.</span></p> <p> </p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">In this conversation, we discuss his new book with Lim Teck Ghee, Dark Forces Changing Malaysia. So we go deep into the dark forces changing Malaysian society today, and what the future may look like for Malaysia.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">I hope you enjoy my conversation with Murray Hunter.</span></p> <p> </p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">For the full show notes, transcript, and links to mentioned content, check out the episode page on </span> <a href= "https://compoundingpodcast.com/ep35"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">https://compoundingpodcast.com/ep35</span></a><span style="font-weight: 400;"> </span></p> <p> </p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">------</span></p> <p> </p> <p><strong>Show Notes:</strong></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">[00:00:31] - [First question] - Background</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">[00:04:13] - Why write a book on Malaysia’s Dark Forces? </span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">[00:17:18] - Who are the Malay Elite?</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">[00:22:16] - Corruption in Malaysia</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">[00:24:00] - Malaysia's race-based political system</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">[00:26:35] - Malaysia's brain drain and demographic change</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">[00:30:13] - Bright spots for Malaysia</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">[00:31:55] - The political scene in Malaysia</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">[00:38:42] - Blowback to Murray’s work?</span></p> <p><s