MP SPEAKS | Neutrality amid bipolar world - a must or madness?

MP SPEAKS | Few Malaysian speeches have resonated with such profound eloquence and gravitas as the Malaysian National Statement at the 78th Session of the United Nations General Assembly.

This magnum opus of a speech - credit due to those who contributed to its crafting - stands as a testament to the evolving dynamism of Malaysia on the global stage.

Representing a nation on the brink of her second take-off, set against the context of having previously been an “Asian Tiger” that fell from grace due to policy missteps and structural corruption; speculations leading up to UNGA was that Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim was either going to be absent or, was likely to pander to the UN “establishment players”.

Despite all that, what Anwar delivered...