THE Malaysian culture of ‘saving face’, or preserving one’s honour, stands in the way of liberalisation as it causes society to fear discussing or accepting taboo subjects, researchers and panelists at a forum said today.
Dr Asma Abdullah of the G25 group of influential former senior civil servants said a society that has a “shame-driven culture” like Malaysia will ultimately never move beyond conservatism.
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