Prime Minister of malaysia

The first place that Anthony Loke visited his first day as Malaysia's new Transport Minister was not his office but a train station in Selangor. Wearing a black ...

Loke likened this to “Potemkin” villages (in Soviet Russia), as such staged visits obscure the significantly worse lived experiences of everyday citizens and public transport users. The past few turbulent years in Malaysian politics are sordid reminders of the deep double standards between political elites and the Malaysian public. In his new tenure, he has done this almost weekly and even earned the moniker “ [Undercover minister](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=84rSHRJvyVM)”. [visits](https://www.malaysiakini.com/columns/583859) to aid distribution centres and hospitals were choreographed to make everything seem under control. Even if we assume that deeper changes in Malaysian political culture can be made, such practices by ministers may be too limited, selective, and ultimately unsustainable. Malaysia is a country where hierarchical order needs no justification, the ideal boss is a benevolent boss, and challenges to the leadership are not well received. This was even when photographs and videos of the emergency department at the Tengku Ampuan Rahimah Hospital in July 2021 looked like footage from a disaster movie. Three days later, he [met](https://www.theedgemarkets.com/article/loke-kelana-jaya-lrt-overcapacity-issue-be-resolved-3q23) the LRT’s management team to directly discuss how to resolve these problems. As the mayor of Solo, Jokowi used blusukan to listen closely to his constituents and solve community problems effectively. A recent example illustrates the above argument. This is more so for a country that has a high Service interruptions, breakdowns, and delays are commonplace in Selangor’s Light Rapid Transit (LRT) system, with a serious six-day shutdown at 16 LRT stations just a few weeks before.