Way back during the Asian financial crisis of the late 1990s, I used to cringe every time the then-Prime Minister, Tun Dr. Mahathir Mohamad criticised George Soros. The reason was that I feared that things would only get worse with every criticism uttered by Dr. Mahathir. When Dr. Mahathir pegged the nation's currency at RM3.80 to the US dollar, things seemingly improved. While this move initially was met with cynicism and labelled as "unconventional," it has proven to be the bitter medicine that the country required at that point in time.Ten years on, Tun Dr. Mahathir Mohamad is no longer the Prime Minister. The ringgit peg is a thing of the past. The Asian financial crisis is now a case study in the textbooks. And George Soros is... coming to Malaysia.
Apparently, Soros will be delivering an address at the Ritz Carlton Hotel as well as promoting his book Challenges to Promoting a Global Open Society. On top of this, a meeting is being arranged for Soros to meet Dr. Mahathir. More on this here.Should the meeting materialise, it would be interesting to see its outcome. Who would have thought it possible to see Dr. Mahathir sitting down with Soros. This will definitely be one for the history books.
3 comments:
10 years on and you just had to remind us of this bleak period in the 90s. I remembered that due to this turmoil, with every so-called promotion back then, I would only receive a RM50 salary adjustment. *lol*
yeah.. it should be in the history book when two great leader and crook sitting down togather on the same table.. this would be interesting.. LOL
We need to remember the past so as to not repeat it. That's why we have to learn history. :)
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