Budget 2027 and failing government- linked companies

EVERY federal budget consistently prioritises short-term populist handouts over the structural reforms needed to resolve decades-old economic vulnerabilities. Running continuous deficits has become an accepted norm, pushing our national debt past the trillion-ringgit threshold since 2018.

A sobering contrast can be seen in Thailand, which recently announced plans to trim its 1.7 million-strong civil service by 5% to curb public spending for a population of 71 million.