For this, Malaysia will be a year older and RM20 billion deeper into debt. As a national budget, it does nothing to restore the national honour. It is economically risky, failing to prepare for present peril now apparent. It does nothing to restore the national pride. Let us all applaud the tobacco tax.
Next year let's make it more.
The promotion of goodwill through civilisational dialogue motivates his writing. His Worldview column is a personal analysis of Malaysian affairs from a global perspective.