How Malaysia Missed 7 Chances at Nation Building | with Dato' Mohammed Hussein

📚 Grab a copy of How Malaysia Missed 7 Chances At Nation-Building: Can We Learn From Them?
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In this powerful and thought-provoking episode of TheGoodCastShow, we sit down with Dato' Muhammad Hussein, esteemed former banker, public intellectual, and author of the new book "How Malaysia Missed 7 Chances at Nation Building."

Chapters
00:00 – Remembering Tun Abdullah Ahmad Badawi
06:43 – The villains who were heroes
19:17 – Looking to others to govern us
23:35 – Malaysia’s outlook if KMM was in charge
28:52 – Tun Mahathir’s attitude to Malay leaders
33:16 – Was Vision 2020 a ruse?
38:08 – Tun Mahathir’s move into heavy industries
41:29 – Agencies should focus on all Malaysians
46:16 – Do Malays still need the NEP?
50:34 – Following Islam Hadari
53:27 – The good of Vision 2020
56:50 – Can the Malays survive without the NEP?
59:31 – Learning from our missed chances

Join us as Dato' Muhammad dives deep into the critical turning points in Malaysia’s history — moments where we could have fostered stronger unity, prosperity, and equity, but instead took divergent paths.

We explore:
📘 The motivations and insights behind his latest book
🏛️ How early Malay aristocrats and leaders shaped the direction of the Malay community
👤 The far-reaching political impact of Tun Dr. Mahathir Mohamad on Malay society
📊 The effects and consequences of the New Economic Policy (NEP) — what it got right, what went wrong
📉 Why Malaysia continues to grapple with issues of national identity, unity, and equitable development
🧠 The key lessons we must learn to avoid repeating history

This is a must-watch for anyone who cares about Malaysia’s past, present, and future.

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