Ismail Sabri plays it safe in first 100 days in office


Chan Kok Leong

Instead of starting afresh, PM Ismail Sabri Yaakob has so far played it safe on various fronts including restricting himself to policies pertaining to the Bumiputera agenda. – The Malaysian Insight pic, December 9, 2021.

Unlike some of his predecessors, Ismail Sabri Yaakob was never known to be a controversial figure.

The few times that he did land himself in controversy was when he was a minister and it involved race matters such as his suggestion to boycott Chinese businesses in 2015 and creating an all-Malay alternative to the Low Yat Digital Mall.


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