Most people will agree - Malaysia is in dire straits today. We are having Covid-19 woes like many other countries in the world. And this has seriously affected the economy and livelihood of all Malaysians.
Most people think that our government led by Tan Sri Mahiaddin has not done well to improve the situation and a lot of people are suffering, especially the B40 group. About 10,000 Malaysians have died from Covid so far. Hundreds have committed suicide. Hundreds of thousands of businesses have closed down, with more to follow suit. The only time we had it worse was probably during the Japanese occupation in World War Two, before independence.
The question now is whether there is anything we can do to make our country better. Many people have already given up and are only thinking about migration. To them our country's problems seem insurmountable and the best solution is to just run away to another country.
I believe that even though our problems seem great, it is not beyond saving. We can take inspiration from countries that have gone through tough times and have become better. A good example would be China. That country has been having serious problems especially in the area of corruption for thousands of years. Nobody would have thought China would be able to solve its corruption problems and become a shining example today. They have executed many high-level corruptors from their Communist party, the army and from their business community.
Yes, Malaysia's problems are only sixty years old; it can be solved. If a big country with thousands of years of history in corruption can overhaul their system and become a world superpower today, Malaysia too, can become a progressive country and succeed like never before.
We may not be able to make things better overnight. But we can set a system in motion to ensure that the problems we are having today can be arrested and solved in the shortest time possible. It would also involve taking a hard look at how things became how they are today.
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