OPINION

Is this a new dawn for Malaysia?

Oped, M Niaz Asadullah and Andrew Kam Jia Yi, Published on 11/01/2023

» In 2007, on the 50th anniversary of Malaysia's independence, Nobel laureate economist Joseph E Stiglitz celebrated the "miracle" of the country's economic rise and creation of a vibrant multiethnic society. In the 15 years that followed, however, revelations of large-scale corruption and abuse of foreign workers damaged Malaysia's international reputation and fueled domestic political instability.