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‘What you know, not who you know should be key’ - Syed Husin
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INTERVIEW | Former PKR deputy president Syed Husin Ali says for Malaysia to truly progress, it has to consider meritocracy instead of other qualities like connections or race.

“All along in Malaysia, it has been who you know rather than what you know that determines a person’s success. We must put a stop to this.

“There is a need to recognise the ability of people, regardless of their connections or quotas,” said the former senator in an interview with Malaysiakini.

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