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COMMENT | #BenderaPutih is a depressing display of government incompetence

COMMENT | Imagine losing your source of income and having your basic needs taken away from you in the blink of an eye.

Unfortunately, for many Malaysians, this is their reality.

I watch as the pleas get increasingly desperate, and people’s lives become increasingly perilous. The government’s recent announcement - in which they inform us that the MCO will be extended for the umpteenth time - might have been intended as a safety measure; instead, it is something akin to a death sentence for most of us.

First, there was #KitaJagaKita. Then, after the government hijacked this movement (at least according to Malaysian Twitter), came #RakyatJagaRakyat.

Now, amidst the depressing reality that’s unfolding right before our very eyes, is yet another variation of those movements - the #BenderaPutih campaign.

The white flag is commonly associated with the act of surrender. It is heartbreaking to note that, in this case, the white flag is raised by Malaysians, both literally and figuratively, to signify that they are struggling to survive and are practically surrendering themselves to death because they can no longer afford to live.

According to news reports...

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