A State of the Union for Malaysia, maybe?


Nicholas Chan

Prime Minister Dr Mahathir Mohamad speaking during a press conference on August 13, with Deputy Prime Minister Dr Wan Azizah Wan Ismail in the background. The government may want to consider a State of the Union style address to keep the people informed of the government's direction. – The Malaysian Insight file pic, August 26, 2018.

THE Pakatan Harapan government has recently passed its 100 days of administration. The euphoria of change has dissipated a little, although that isn’t unusual as a political phenomenon.

The high hopes that came with a political transition tend to be unmet in most cases, as seen in the popularity dip for Trump, Macron, or even Jokowi (although his ratings have recovered somewhat). The only elected leader I know of today that has maintained his popularity is President Rodrigo Duterte and I am not sure replicating his methods is a good idea.


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  • Excellent idea.

    Posted 5 years ago by Mona Kamaruddin

  • Recognizing the problems and solving them takes time. Better do it anyway. Short term pains are less drastic than long term sufferings. The latter may become chronic diseases if we do not persevere over short term pains.

    Posted 5 years ago by Concerned Citizen