The argument of 'Malay Dominance' inverts the doctrine of constitutional supremacy, which usually applies to impose hard legal limits on state power to protect citizens. Umno, on the other hand, relies on the doctrine to impose hard legal limits on popular politics.
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Affirmative action doesn’t exist in a vacuum. What is fundamental is not receiving the privilege but what happens after one receives the privilege. One has a duty to do his best with the opportunities conferred.
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The potential electoral payoff for these populist promises makes it risky for either side to advocate for more prudent fiscal management. However worrying this election cycle has been from a fiscal perspective, one policy prescription has emerged that could drastically alter Malaysia's financial future if actually implemented.
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Najib Razak’s attempts to broaden the investment horizon in Malaysia through cutting back on ethnic Malay ownership privileges appear to be dead, along with his 1Malaysia attempts to reach out to other races following the GE13 where the BN was hit by what the PM described as the "Chinese tsunami".
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The expose by ‘Global Witness’ of the corruption connected with logging virgin forests in Sarawak will have devastating consequences to those in power in Malaysia’s largest state as well as in the federal capital. The viral video is also prompting NGOs that scrutinize tax evasion activities to take a keen critical interest in Singapore as a financial centre.
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