Romen Bose

An unparalleled political blockbuster of intrigue, disaster, incompetence, and the biggest financial scandal the world has ever seen. From the innermost sanctum of the Prime Minister's private offices among the minaret-studded buildings of Putrajaya to streets filled with tear-gassed protestors in downtown Kuala Lumpur, Romen Bose, a former international correspondent and political communications consultant to then Prime Minister Najib Razak,...

The promise, reality, and collapse of New Malaysia's Pakatan Rakyat and Perikatan Nasional Governments. Drawing on interviews with first-hand sources in and outside the administration, official minutes and still classified documents, Shattered Hopes focuses on PH1.0's rocky 22-months in power to tell the story of how a fledgling Government filled with so much promise and hope, was racked by internal...