Trending Today: I'm Walkin' Here!

22-Sep-23 17:30

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Pictures of Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim strutting the streets of New York while attending the 78th United Nations General Assembly ha surfaced online, and Malaysians are amused, to say the very least. Some have brought up how refreshing it is to see our PM and his entourage walking (and getting coffee!) like ordinary people - and a larger conversation on VIP treatment has come out of this. We discuss whether our government officers should get less of the "VIP treatment" back home.

Image Credit: Anwar Ibrahim / X

Produced by: Evening Edition

Presented by: Sharmilla Ganesan, Lee Chwi Lynn

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Categories: culture, politics, government, managing, travel

Tags: anwar ibrahim, politics, government, foreign relations, new york,

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