Critical Thoughts

Like the majority of Malaysians, I was eager to see the live telecast of our very first political debate which copied the American version of televised debate and so I actually waited until the very moment for the live event over Astro Awani at exactly 9 pm sharp. I must commend both the Information Minister dan DSAI for their impeccable behaviour during the debate: both were smiling and shaking hands at the end of the debate. No stones were thrown at each other and no physical blows were exchanged. I have to admit that I am impressed with the eloquence of the Information Minister, who was certainly notches above the previous Information Minister. Our politics certainly have matured a lot after the political tsunami of 8th March. Such a thing would be unimaginable ten years ago, much less televised.

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