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Viewfinder Global Affairs

Viewfinder Global Affairs, a Malaysian-based global affairs consulting firm, specialises in guiding commercial and non-profit organisations through complex geopolitical landscapes and domestic political challenges. Led by Managing Director Adib Zalkapli, the company offers tailored, data-driven insights and custom solutions, including crisis management and geopolitical risk mitigation. Their services, rooted in regional expertise, aim to help clients worldwide prepare, protect, and prosper by providing clarity and actionable intelligence. The firm focuses on bespoke strategies rather than generic approaches, serving a diverse international clientele.

Malaysia

Malay nationalism surge threatens to end Malaysia’s reform experiment

Since becoming prime minister in 2022, Anwar has struggled to win over support from Malaysia’s Malay-Muslim majority.

5 Aug 2026 - 5:22PM

Malaysia

Second snap state poll in Malaysia signals cracks in Anwar’s coalition

5 Jun 2026 - 5:32PMvideocam

Malaysia

Why Malaysia’s election ‘war drums’ could be the end for Anwar’s coalition

19 May 2026 - 6:56PMvideocam

Malaysia

Malaysia’s fuel subsidy headache leaves Anwar ‘scrambling for solution’

The government will review fuel subsidies for higher-income Malaysians but has yet to decide how the cut-off should be applied, Anwar says.

11 May 2026 - 4:35PMvideocam

Malaysia

‘New normal’: Malaysia and Australia strike energy supply pledge amid Iran war

The deal creates a mutual spillover valve, allowing the partners to swap surplus energy once domestic demand is satisfied.

16 Apr 2026 - 7:32PMvideocam

Malaysia

Malaysia courts US to climb critical minerals value chain, keeps raw export ban

Analysts say Kuala Lumpur wants US capital and technology without being drawn into the US-China minerals rivalry.

11 Feb 2026 - 9:33PMvideocam

Malaysia

Reform gamble: Anwar to limit Malaysia PM term amid support crisis

The move could ‘excite core supporters’ and help project the image that the ruling coalition remains committed to reform, analysts say.

5 Jan 2026 - 9:23PM

Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim says his government aims to pass a law this year capping a prime minister’s tenure at 10 years or two terms. Photo: Reuters

Singapore

Anwar’s coalition revives Chinese school certification debate, sparking row

The sensitive issue in the Malay-Muslim majority country has caused a row between Umno and DAP, an insider says.

19 Dec 2025 - 9:08PM

Malaysia

Backlash grows as Malaysia plans ID checks to ban under-16s from social media

With mandatory ID verification set for 2026, Malaysia debates: should parents or the state decide how children access the internet?

24 Nov 2025 - 3:59PM

US-Asean relations

Who wins the US-China trade war? Maersk’s mega-bet backs Southeast Asia

The shipping giant sees Southeast Asia as a net beneficiary of Trump’s tariff turmoil.

10 Nov 2025 - 9:09PM

A computer generated render of Maersk’s new distribution centre in Malaysia’s Selangor state. Image: Cergas Setia Construction

Asean

Asean urged to embrace RCEP as US tariffs bite

RCEP – the world’s largest trade pact – could become a significant economic buffer for its members against the tariff fallout, experts say.

19 Sep 2025 - 4:50PMvideocam

Malaysia

Malaysia’s byte-sized dilemma: who will make its first home-grown AI chip?

SkyeChip has to pick its manufacturing partner carefully as chipmaking is a heavily politicised industry, experts caution.

27 Aug 2025 - 5:30PM

Asean

Trump’s Vietnam tariff pact challenges Asean unity in key summit

Vietnam’s deal with the US leaves the rest of the bloc’s members more vulnerable to direct pressure from Washington, analysts say.

7 Jul 2025 - 4:02PM

Malaysia

‘Risk is very real’: Malaysia’s Anwar gambles on petrol subsidy cuts

Malaysia’s ruling coalition suffered a by-election loss after its diesel subsidy cuts, demonstrating the risks of the coming RON95 reforms.

7 Jul 2025 - 8:09AMvideocam

Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim. His government is still planning to go ahead with petrol subsidy cuts in the second half of this year. Photo: AFP

Asean

Can Rubio’s Asia tour ease region’s anxiety over looming US tariffs?

US secretary of state’s presence may offer symbolic reassurance but little else as deadline nears for trade talks, observers say.

3 Jul 2025 - 5:02PMvideocam