Appreciating the ‘flower’ of democracy


It’s a good thing not to be thrown into jail for criticising our leaders. But that doesn’t mean we should go to extremes in the other direction.

THERE’S a Malay saying that goes like this: “Seperti kera mendapat bunga”. Literally, it translates as “like a monkey getting a flower”.

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