Recently, Minister for Local Government Development, Nga Khor Meng said that local council polls must take a backseat, until the government has managed to revive the economy and address the people’s problems first. We explore why governments of the day are so reluctant with Danesh Prakash Chacko, Director of Tindak Malaysia and the importance of it.

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Produced by: Moh Heng Ying

Presented by: Shazana Mokhtar, Chong Tjen San, Wong Shou Ning

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Categories:  politics,  government

Tags:  nation priorities,  local elections,