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MALAYSIA is going farther and farther out into unchartered waters.

Some major milestones on this journey out into the wild: our first change of government in 2018, the Sheraton Move in 2020, Covid-19, and now, the apparent decision by the Yang di-Pertuan Agong to reject the advice of the Prime Minister regarding the declaration of a state of emergency.

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