“Calling a spade, a spade,” says Nur Jazlan Mohamed when we asked him how he deals with criticism from his fellow party members on issues such as the Causeway toll hike and the Eastern Dispersal Link. As chairperson of the bi-partisan parliamentary body that is tasked with scrutinizing the Auditor-General’s report, he’s had to manage rising public expectations for thoroughness in dealing with wastage and corruption. We touch on Johor’s reliance on Singapore to make the Iskandar project become a growth engine, the role of the Johor royal house in business, 1MDB, the Felcra controversy and reform in UMNO.

<p>&ldquo;Calling a spade, a spade,&rdquo; says Nur Jazlan Mohamed when we asked him how he deals with criticism from his fellow party members on issues such as the Causeway toll hike and the Eastern Dispersal Link. As chairperson of the bi-partisan parliamentary body that is tasked with scrutinizing the Auditor-General&rsquo;s report, he&rsquo;s had to manage rising public expectations for thoroughness in dealing with wastage and corruption. We touch on Johor&rsquo;s reliance on Singapore to make the Iskandar project become a growth engine, the role of the Johor royal house in business, 1MDB, the Felcra controversy and reform in UMNO.</p>

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