MP SPEAKS | Malaysians need a new national consensus

MP SPEAKS | Today is the last day of Dewan Rakyat proceeding on which a lot of hope had been invested and lost – whether the country can redeem itself to have a government which is legitimate with the people’s mandate, and not illegitimate and established through the backdoor.

Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin had survived the confidence test in Parliament by a razor-thin majority but he has not won the confidence of Malaysians or the international community.

In two weeks’ time, we will see the end of the 30-year Vision 2020 which envisioned a nation which is united and encompasses all aspects of life, from economic prosperity, social well-being, educational world-class, political stability and psychological balance.

The nine strategic challenges of Vision 2020 read today like an indictment of the failures of Malaysian nation-building after six decades:

1. To establish a united Malaysian nation made up of one Bangsa Malaysia.

2. To create a psychologically liberated, secure and...