Sometimes, less is more

Lead the way: Malaysia’s Asean Chairmanship next year should be a time when the country uses its leverage to show leadership – the country is, after all, a founding member. — ST/ANN

THE “praise” by a member of the Opposition directed at Datuk Seri Mohamad Hassan caught the Foreign Minister off guard in the Dewan Rakyat recently.

Perikatan Nasional MP Wan Ahmad Fayhsal Wan Ahmad Kamal began by saying: “I want to ask the Minister when the Prime Minister will visit Russia and meet President Vladimir Putin? From the information I gathered many invitations have been sent and yet no feedback from Putrajaya.”