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S1E1: Malaysia’s Finance Minister Zafrul Aziz spearheading Umno’s charge to regain Selangor: Across The Causeway
Synopsis: Every month, The Straits Times Kuala Lumpur bureau analyses the latest issues making the headlines in Malaysia.
This ST video livestream was hosted by Hairianto Diman on July 22.
Malaysia's Finance Minister Zafrul Aziz will be appointed treasurer of Selangor Barisan Nasional at a ceremony graced by the Umno-led coalition’s top state leaders on Sunday (July 31), confirming months of rumours that he is being groomed to be among the next generation of leaders for Malaysia’s grand old party.
ST's Malaysia bureau chief Shannon Teoh shares more about this development.
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