Tarmizi bin Anuwar

Country Associate Malaysia

Tarmizi Anuwar is the Country Associate for Malaysia at the Consumer Choice Center, where he focuses on monitoring regulatory trends and conducting research to suggest policy improvements in areas such as fit for growth, lifestyle choice and tech innovation for both the public and policymakers. Previously, he worked as the Projects and Operations Manager at the Institute for Leadership and Development Studies (LEAD), a Malaysian think tank dedicated to promoting alternative policy solutions and practices based on market principles.

Tarmizi graduated with a Bachelor of Education in Physical Education from Universiti Putra Malaysia in 2012 and later earned a Master of Arts in Human Rights and Democratisation in 2019 from Mahidol University, Thailand, on a European Commission scholarship.

He is also actively involved in consultancy and training for public policy in Malaysia. His projects include working on political financing mechanisms and reforms (2020-2021) with the Institute for Democracy and Economic Affairs, enhancing state-level good governance (2019-2021) with the International Republican Institute, and contributing to public policy design courses in the Young Statesman Program (2023) with University College of Yayasan Pahang.

VIDEO & SPEAKING

Social media on trial for "addictive design" because nothing else sticks | Yaël on Forum News Daily

Meta is being sued for "addictive design" by some state attorneys general. Social media tort. What' ...

s the ultimate goal? Apart from massive $$, states want time limits, finite scrolls, and parental control...features that already exist. It's a moral panic. Consumer Choice Center Deputy Director Yaël Ossowski is interviewed on @ForumDailyNews

Consumer Choice Center

4 days ago

AI Is For Everyone | MTS Show

James Czerniawski joins Monitoring the Situation for a wide-ranging discussion on AI, consumer tech, ...

and advocacy with Gavin Morrison

Consumer Choice Center

1 week ago

Antitrust & Headwinds Facing Media Mergers | Schwab Network

Media companies must compete for our eyeballs and attention. But they should do that and compete on ...

an open field rather than subject them to antitrust lawsuits and courtrooms, where consumers aren't represented. Consumer Choice Center Deputy Director Yaël Ossowski is interviewed on @SchwabNetwork on the the proposed merger between Warner Bros. Discovery (WBD) and Paramount Skydance (PSKY) and the antitrust hurdles it faces. He argues that changing consumer viewing habits, the rise of platforms like YouTube and TikTok, and increasing streaming competition make the deal necessary to improve consumer choice and help legacy media companies compete. July 24, 2026

Consumer Choice Center

3 weeks ago

AI Sovereign Wealth Funds | MTS Show

Stephen Kent joined MTS to chat about parental controls on social media use, the implications of a g ...

overnment AI sovereign wealth fund, and utilizing economic growth to zero out the national debt.

Consumer Choice Center

1 month ago

America Lifts Anthropic Restrictions | Schwab Network

James Czerniawski discusses Anthropic and the U.S. government lifting foreign access restrictions on ...

Anthropic’s latest models. He says the company's IPO decision will depend on the market and how competitors like OpenAI are performing. James adds that both companies are burning lots of cash trying to keep up and need a clear path to profitability.

Consumer Choice Center

1 month ago

The logical case for data centres begins HERE and NOW

Consumer Choice Center Policy Director David Clement provides the logical case for building data cen ...

tres across Canada. Whether it be closed loop water use or the need to build the next generation of compute, most protests fall flat and don't hold up to the scrutiny. If Canada wants to be part of the AI revolution, its territory offers bountiful opportunities for data centers and compute. June 30, 2026 #datacenters #datacentres #compute

Consumer Choice Center

1 month ago