COMMENT | Deciphering ties between private sector, civil service

COMMENT | During the first movement control order (MCO), a former minister shared an interesting take on a particular division which engulfs Malaysia.

And he was not talking about racial, religious, or political divisions.

“The fact is, there are two Malaysias we are dealing with. One is those employed in the private sector, who are struggling to make ends meet.

“On the other hand, we have the civil servants who are still receiving their salaries on time despite the nationwide lockdown,” the former minister told me in private.

So, this is the “divide” I would like to talk about here – the civil service and private sector.

Often, we have heard many stereotypes...