PRIME Minister Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad was quoted saying in an interview recently that “Malaysia used to be an Asian tiger”, referring to this country’s economy. The word “tiger” was carefully chosen to symbolise our once strong and powerful economy.
To me, however, the quote brought up a bleak image of the ever decreasing population of Malayan tigers in our country. Currently, there are only over 150 wild tigers in Malaysia.
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