The visuals coming out of Nepal have been very disturbing: buildings burning, ministers being attacked and their houses being vandalised and looted, and clashes between citizens and the police.
Hardly two weeks ago, we saw violence on the streets of Jakarta and elsewhere in Indonesia: civilians clashing with police, buildings burning, and houses of ministers being looted.
As Malaysians celebrate Malaysia Day on Sept 16, we should pause and reflect on these tragic happenings; tragic because people have been killed, buildings and vehicles have been destroyed, and income has been lost.
In today’s column I want to focus on what Malaysian citizens can learn from this. To do that, we need to understand what happened, and I will take Nepal as the example.
What started off as a protest against a ban on social media platforms turned ugly in a matter of days; there was violence and arson and as of Sept 11, at least 34 people had died and more than 1,300 had been injured.
Over the past…