I believe there needs to be a healthy opposition in order for democracy to flourish.

I consider myself a Buddhist though I wouldn't describe myself as devout.

I firmly believe in a free market economy and meritocracy.

Having lived there for 11 years, I think America is a great country but I also feel very much at home in Malaysia.

I think English is the most important language in the world.

I don’t like smoking or drinking.

I generally don’t fancy music that emerged after the 80s.

I'm not opposed to the death penalty although I think it should be applied in cases of murder and not drug trafficking although I am, of course, against drugs.

I think most Malaysian companies are run by people (of all races) with a Chinaman mentality, which is why we have yet to see the emergence of a truly great Malaysian company.