Yusmadi defends ‘My Balik Pulau’

Yusmadi defends ‘My Balik Pulau’

Yusmadi Yusoff, MP for Balik Pulau defends ‘My Balik Pulau’ newsletter and credits Arts Ed for making the effort to promote Balik Pulau, despite certain shortcomings.

He also quoted a term “BEBALISME” used by Prof Syed Hussien Alatas in his book Intellektual Masyarakat Membangun, pg 35, to describe those who reacted to the situation without anticipating its consequences.

Video by Carolyn Khor, Citizen Journalist

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C Khor is a Citizen Journalist based in Penang.