Malaysians Done Making Do
By Dato' Dr. Ooi Kee Beng
March 2013 EDITORIAL
Everyone should be stunned by how anti-BN forces over the last few years have been able not only to hold their ground, but also to continue spreading a sense of empowerment throughout the country. My take on how this has been possible is two-fold. Firstly, we are not really talking about BN versus Pakatan. Pakatan’s parties were peripheral players anyway, until March 8, 2008.What happened that day was a revolt by voters – largely urbanites of all ethnic groups –...
Dato' Dr. Ooi Kee Beng
is the Executive Director of Penang Institute. His latest book is Signals in the Noise: Notes on Penang, Malaysia and the World (Singapore: Faction Press) Homepage: wikibeng.com.
