Peace is not merely the absence of war any more than normalcy is the absence of crisis. The real currency in the face of crisis is resilience, defined as the effective capacity to be impacted by a crisis and survive in a sustainable manner well into the future. It is no wonder that the current Minister of Finance, Tengku Zafrul Tengku Abdul Aziz, chose “Resilient as One, Together we Triumph” as the theme of his maiden budget to give credence to the gravity of the task at hand, coupled with a catchy “6R approach of Resolve, Resilience, Restart, Recovery, Revitalise and Reform”. The question is, will the recent budget tick all the boxes and set a strategic direction for the economy to grow, while empowering those who will lead the economic recovery and assisting those hit hardest by the crisis? Internet connectivity Stakeholder engagement is a key component of [...]