Ep 97 w Syed Akbar: Malaysian Economy - Boiling Frogs in a Pot

We look at the mirage of the 5.4% GDP growth for Q1 2026, unemployment at 2.9%and a headline inflation of 1.4% - 2%, and we go .. whoaa.. stop there. These rosy propaganda masks the truth they won't tell you. We peel the onion for you to reveal the numbers and facts underneath that will make you cry, of an already structurally diminishing economy no one seemed to know or care to fix. CPI out-pacing wages for years (2019-2024 data accumulation headline CPI at + 9.3% out pacing nominal wages per worker at + 7.2% i.e. a net CPI outpacing wages of 2.1% shows real structural problem in the real economy), real unemployment and under-employment and a domestic household debt-burden higher than Indonesia. We elobarate you with stories and anecdotes that makes these data human, show you eye-opening point of views no one seems to be willing to confront. We need a new kind of political leadership. The kind that understands real commerce, structural reforms to society in education and economy. Yes. We Have A Country to Save