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Is Ramasamy Right About The Civil Service?

Datuk Noor Farida Mohd Ariffin, Member and Former Ambassador, G25 | Ben Suffian, Programme Director, Merdeka Center

13-Feb-23 18:00

Is Ramasamy Right About The Civil Service?

Penang Deputy Chief Minister, Dr P.Ramasamy has called for the government to reform the civil service, saying that it was now dominated by Malays. This has received flak from both sides of the political divide. First, we discuss Dr P. Ramasamy's remarks. Then, we look at the political fallout from this, as well as the PM’s response to it.

Image Credit: Azami Adiputra, Shutterstock

Produced by: Alia Zefri, Natasha Fusil

Presented by: Lee Chwi Lynn, Sharmilla Ganesan


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Categories:  politics,  government

Tags:  P. Ramasamy,  civil service,  reforms,  race,  politics,  anwar ibrahim, 


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