The unifying power of sports


epa05493327 Liu Ying Goh (L) and Peng Soon Chan (R) of Malaysia in action against Liliyana Natsir and Tontowi Ahmad of Indonesia during mixed doubles gold medal game of the Rio 2016 Olympic Games Badminton events at the Riocentro in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, 17 August 2016. EPA/ESTEBAN BIBA

Sports is the great unifier, the one thing that blinds everyone to the divisive silos that the politicians would want us to live in. There are those who refuse to get out of those silos. But most Malaysians know better.

ON Wednesday morning, someone uploaded a video on social media. It showed several blocks of flats by night and most of the houses had their lights on. No big deal.

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