Is every interest of the government always equal to the interest of the public at large? If not, how then does the party in power (aka the executive branch of government) seek to determine the specific nature of the public interest in every case or situation?

Foreign Affairs Minister Rais Yatim’s doctoral dissertation was published as a book entitled ‘Freedom Under Executive Power in Malaysia: A Study of Executive Supremacy’.

Unfortunately, this brilliant thesis has come under the ‘fear syndrome’ and the author, who earned his reputation for his pet thesis, has since disowned the original assertion.