Tun Mahathir on Axiata-Telenor, Huawei, and Espionage

31-May-19 07:15

Tun Mahathir on Axiata-Telenor, Huawei, and Espionage

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The telco landscape has seen some major changes and Tun Mahathir has chimed in with his views.

00:05 - The Prime Minister says that Huawei’s technology has “a tremendous advance over American technology”.

02:25 - He's also voiced concern about the potential job losses that could follow the merger of Telenor and Axiata.

5:00 - The chairman of Telekom is refusing to appoint the acting chief executive officer as the CEO.

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