When principles are put to the test

By Terence Fernandez

The Bitter Truth
Saturday, 29 Feb 2020
1:25 PM MYT

I WILL spare the details of the rollercoaster this country has been put through this past week.

What needs to be amplified though is that the real character of people has been stripped bare for all to see.

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Terence Fernandez

Terence Fernandez is an award-winning journalist and communications consultant.

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