Moderate is the way to go


Santa Claus giving away gifts at the home of Sarawakian couple Michael Collin Siang, 29, and Jenah Achie, 30. Michael's eldest son Harldalgo Munez, six, (in foreground) is all excited to receive his gift from Santa. Joining them is Sabahan Pail Rynley Morong's second son Ruel Adrian, 11, (wearing the costume for Joseph) and Keerthana John Kennady (wearing the costume of Mary) when carollers from St Mark's Church Butterworth brought Christmas cheer to Michael and family at his house in Jalan Beringin 1, Taman Udara in Bagan Ajam, Butterworth, Penang. Star pic by: CHAN BOON KAI / The Star/ (17th Dec 2015)

MALAYSIANS whine and complain a lot – it’s both good and bad.

The good part is that we obviously want the country to improve, to set new benchmarks so that we can match the best performing nations globally. And we want our leaders to be accountable and to have integrity.

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