00:01DAP lawmakers must actively perform their check and balance duties to avoid MCA's missteps during its time in government, a political analyst says.
00:12Commenting on former MCA Vice President Thilianker's claim that DAP had evolved into MCA 2.0,
00:19Siva Morgan Pandian of University Science Malaysia said DAP could avoid the perception that it is kowtowing to the government by assuming a stronger oversight role.
00:29Siva Morgan urged DAP's MPs to reinforce the party's multiracial credentials by prioritizing national concerns such as education, healthcare, and urban development over race-based agendas.
00:43Explaining the MCA 2.0 label, James Chin from the University of Tasmania said DAP presently faces a challenge similar to MCA's experience in the Barisan national government.
00:55He said unlike MCA, which worked under UMNO's dominance, DAP is the largest party in the unity government and thus avoids openly championing non-Malay interests to prevent backlash against Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim.
01:08Asmi Hassan, a fellow at the National Council of Professors, dismissed the notion that DAP has become an impotent force, stressing that the party stands on its own and has earned the trust of the Chinese community through its own credibility, rather than relying on PGR, AMANA, or UMNO.
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