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A true & sad fact of the Malay mindset. They were brought up to respect but went overboard to think of themselves as feudal serfs to the Raja’s… also a fault of the colonist British at that time.

If not killed, it will seep into all Malaysians mindset. As there’s no meritocracy only boot lucking bodekism will help one to climb the corp ladder!

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Dear Murray, how, in your opinion, this could be eradicated?

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Malaysian society is getting more immoral despite enormous emphasis on spirituality. Something is rotten in the State of Malaysia.

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If I agree with you I will be labelled somewhat against the flow or try to oppose or something, no matter how true are you, when it's against the " X " to then you are still wrong....you may wirte on this in next article 🤭

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Bodek become common in goverment sevices.

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Outstanding article and great insights in to the bureaucracy.

It saddens many.

Having said that, pleasing your superiors is a toolkit for survival in bureaucracies all over the world.

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