Economist writer defends controversial reports

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The Economist writer whose survey o­n Malaysia has been criticised by several Barisan Nasional (BN) leaders, has defended the content of his articles published in the April 5 edition.

Christopher Lockwood said the articles were "balanced" because he had also complimented the government o­n some of its achievements.

The nine articles, under the heading 'The Changing of the Guard - A Survey of Malaysia', analysed the prospective change in premiership, Malaysia's economic achievements under Mahathir's leadership and political challenges facing the Umno leadership in retaining Malay support.

Two weeks after the magazine was circulated, several Malaysian leaders, starting with Umno vice-president Najib Abdul Razak, took the magazine to task for an article critically assessing the achievements of the prime minister.

Following a press conference by Najib last Thursday during which he panned the magazine's survey series, Abdullah also issued a statement claiming that the writer harboured "ill-will" against the government.

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