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Myths & Facts on the Malaysian Social Contract

Noor Netusha Nusaybah, Historian

30-Aug-22 15:00

Myths & Facts on the Malaysian Social Contract

The Social Contract. When we hear this term, most of us have a particular image in our heads – an image of Tunku Abdul Rahman, Tan Cheng Lock and V. T. Sambanthan in a chamber with some old British dudes signing something that has come to define Malaysian politics and history for better or worse. But what if we told you that there’s no mention of “The Social Contract” in our constitution? So, where did that term come from? We unpack this with Noor Nethusha Nusaybah, historian and President of Imagined Malaysia.

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Produced by: Dashran Yohan

Presented by: Dashran Yohan


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Categories:  politicsgovernmentHistory/Heritage

Tags:  social contracttan cheng lockv.t. sambanthanhistoryconstitutionracebumiputeramalayamerdekatunku abdul rahman





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