Jia-Ren is a final-year student at LSE, studying a BSc in Environment and Sustainable Development with Economics. Originally from Malaysia, she is particularly interested in how environmental challenges intersect with economic concerns, and excited to learn from and connect with others who share similar interests.

A whiff of betrayal
Jia-Ren Tan charts how the Malaysian state has plundered the fruits of the labours of the country’s family farms. In April 2025, state enforcement officers arrived in Raub—a highland town