1997 Asian financial crisis
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Why Was the 1995 Election BN Peak?
Barisan Nasional's Most Glorious Victory, and the Cracks at the Top that No One Saw
In April 1995, the ballots propelled Barisan Nasional to a post-independence height it would never reach again. Prosperity, cross-ethnic support, and opposition missteps combined to forge this landslide victory, but the most dangerous misunderstanding on election night is to mistake an election mandate for a permanent blank cheque.
Why the Four Asian Tigers Ran Further
Not the Same Starting Line, Nor a Report Card on "Who is More Hardworking"
South Korea, Taiwan, Hong Kong, Singapore, and Malaysia were never five runners with identical conditions. What truly deserves comparison is how export discipline, universal education, technological learning, and institutional execution determined whether factories could move from mere assembly to creation.
How Did the Asian Financial Crisis Hit Malaysia?
When the tide of prosperity receded, exchange rates exposed debts and the cracks between the Prime Minister and his deputy
Before the fall of the Thai baht, Anwar had transformed from a youth leader brought into UMNO by Mahathir into a designated successor with his own party machinery. As the ringgit, stock market, and corporate debts successively came under pressure, disagreements over economic directions, corporate bailouts, and succession timing became entangled, ultimately leading to Anwar's expulsion from the cabinet in September 1998.