More than two and a half years into Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim’s administration, former MCA president Dr Chua Soi Lek offered a mixed review of the Madani government’s performance.

He praised its political will on subsidy reforms, while criticising its disconnect with the public and business community.

Chua credited the government for showing determination in restructuring Malaysia’s long-standing subsidy mechanisms, despite political risk.

He recalled that during the administration of former prime minister Najib Abdul Razak...