COMMENT | It has been more than a month since the Iran-US conflict began, and the start of a global energy crisis. Even if peace is achieved today, it would take months, if not years, before damage is repaired and normality is achieved.

There is an urgent need for a swift response for Malaysia to weather this crisis as best we can.

Earlier in the month, Transport Minister Anthony Loke described the situation as a crisis, and now, Economy Minister Akmal Nasir has decided to drop the bombshell that our fuel supply would hit a critical point in June.

Despite the urgency in these two ministers’ statements, the rest of the government and political actors behind them seem...