Bersatu moots multiracial move

Buoyed by the membership of Azmin Ali and his ex-PKR buddies, Bersatu is considering affording its associate non-Bumiputera members larger slices of the political pie. The big question though is whether the party’s potential metamorphosis from Umno 2.0 to PKR 2.0 will hurt or help it.

Elsewhere in today’s newsletter, Malaysians are up in arms over a Cabinet Covidiot’s paltry fine for breaching quarantine rules, a deputy minister finds himself in hot water for trying to get his son a cushy boardroom job, and the Health Ministry wants the Recovery Movement Control Order (RMCO) extended beyond Aug 31.