Wanted: Policies, Not Personalities

Ben Suffian, Programme Director, Merdeka Centre | Tan E Hun, Executive Director, Research for Social Advancement (REFSA)

01-Sep-22 18:30

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Following Rafizi Ramli’s call for more politicians to push forward policy ideas rather than relying on a cult of personality, we ask: is this something Malaysians actually respond to. And then, speaking of ideas, what does our country need to focus on in the next decade?

Image Source: Rafizi Ramli, Facebook

Produced by: Alia Zefri, Kelly Anissa

Presented by: Lee Chwi Lynn, Sharmilla Ganesan

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Categories: politics, government, culture

Tags: ayuh malaysia, rafizi ramli, wawasan 2020, ge15, election,

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