Respect is a two-way street


Seniors in society ought to have equal regard for the younger generation as they represent the future and are reshaping the world.

WHEN a 72-year-old Member of Parliament told 28-year-old Syed Saddiq Abdul Rahman to sit down during a recent Dewan Rakyat session, he used the word budak.

The MP tried to justify his action by mentioning his age in comparison to Syed Saddiq’s.

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