The Rakyat is concerned that the govt of the day, whether Federal  or State, does not seem to understand the implications of their actions on the rakyat. The PJDLink highway is totally irrelevant, as it borrows the narrative that LDP is congested (this highway concept was driven 15 years ago), and alternative needed to be built.  In today's context, it is not necessary anymore with post-Covid lifestyle, where less cars, more internet traffic will be required. 

By: Carmelo Ferlito (CEO of the Center for Market Education) 

With the enforcement of the second movement control order (MCO 2.0), the debate about saving lives or saving the economy has returned. It seems we are forced to choose between a lockdown which can help save lives while harming the economy and keeping the economy open but with the possibility of increasing the number of Covid-19 cases and deaths.

However, after one year of dealing with the pandemic, we can conclude that such debate is unnecessary.

First of all, there is growing scientific evidence showing there is no correlation between lockdowns and Covid-19 deaths. Second, the economy is not an abstract entity but rather it is made of human lives too. The choice is, at best, lives vs lives. read on.