In Malaysia, ex-Proton CEO’s self-reliance sermon spurs backlash: ‘spare us’

A call from the former CEO of Proton for Malays to abandon a “mentality of waiting for aid” has been met with ridicule online, with social media users pointing to the national carmaker’s own long history of government support. Speaking on Sunday at the inaugural Musyawarah Nasional (National Discour
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