Governance and the maturity of Malaysian politics


Boost understanding: Our education system and the media should play their part in educating the people about the proper roles and responsibilities of our elected officials.

POLITICS is the art of the possible, they say.

I believe two structural things need to happen in Malaysian politics for it to mature and drive progress in Malaysia:

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