Pondering Malaysia’s Socio-economic Pessimism

By Ho Yi Jian

October 2017 COVER STORY
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The world Malaysia exists in today is unlike the one it was founded in. Yet, a common understanding of how the country has been reacting to changes over the decades is missing.Hari Raya Aidilfitri is supposed to be a joyous celebration, a return to family and one’s roots. This year however, it was strangely sombre. Karim Raslan, commentator and columnist, for example, noted a puzzling “optimism deficit” among his peers, saying that “I am sure numbers can be pulled out...

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Ho Yi Jian

was with the International Institute for Strategic Studies (Asia) before pursuing a masters in International Relations in Australia. He is currently a freelancing writer and researcher in KL.


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