A New York mayoral candidate’s specific pledges highlight how Malaysia’s politicians often fail to deliver clear promises to voters. (ALIRAN) – “The name is Mamdani, M-A-M-D-A-N-I.” (This of course has been turned into a meme, complete with dance moves, that has swept across US social media.) He had no memorable slogans for them like 1New York or Keluarga New York (New York Family). This will raise RM21bn ($5bn) for the city’s coffers – much more than the RM10bn per year that the expansion of the sales and service tax (SST) in Malaysia will raise. They certainly did not vote for an expansion of sales and service tax (SST) and a range of higher tariffs.