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Trick Lama: Can DAP Balance Pragmatism and Principles? Steven Sim on Madani, SMEs and Reform

3:13 PM MYT

 

FOUR thousand DAP delegates gather tomorrow (August 16, 2026) to decide, among other things, whether the party stays in the Madani Government or supports it from the backbenches.

In this episode of Trick Lama, Minister of Entrepreneurial Development and Cooperatives YB Steven Sim Chee Keong (DAP Deputy Secretary-General and Penang State Chairman) opens up to hosts Terrence Fernandez, Datuk Zainul Arifin and Datuk ‘Rocky’ Ahiruddin Attan on DAP’s internal decision-making, the party’s role in government and the challenges facing Malaysian entrepreneurs.

Guest: YB Steven Sim Chee Keong (Minister of Entrepreneur and Cooperatives Development)

Hosts:
Terence Fernandez (Group Editor In-Chief, Big Boom Media)
Dato’ Zainul Arifin (Group Chief Executive Officer, Big Boom Media)
Datuk “Rocky” Ahiruddin Attan (Group Advisor, Big Boom Media) — August 15, 2026

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