In Sarawak we trust


MORE and more, it seems, that if we want to find progressive, inclusive and egalitarian Malaysia, we have to look to Sarawak and, to a lesser extent, Sabah. Both state leaderships seem to be showing more intelligence, rationality and savviness than the federal administration.

I say this after the recent perplexing episodes emanating from Putrajaya: The announcement by Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim that government departments will only accept correspondence written in Malay, and his Education Ministry’s directive to all institutions under its purview to hold a Palestine Solidarity Week.

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