# Fahmi names three threats to Malaysia's future

> A communications minister tells students in Kuching what he thinks can still break the country from the inside.
- Title: Fahmi names three threats to Malaysia's future · Malay Mail
- Summary: A communications minister tells students in Kuching what he thinks can still break the country from the inside. Communism was defeated, but communalism and…
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- Source: Malay Mail — https://malaymail.com/news/malaysia/2026/09/14/fahmi-warns-that-communalism-and-corruption-can-weaken-malaysias-future/235167
- Published: 2026-09-14T14:44:58+00:00
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- Topics: malaysia, politics, unity, corruption, national day, news, world
## A warning aimed at the young
Speaking in Kuching, Communications Minister Fahmi Fadzil told Malaysia's younger generation to learn the country's history and value what earlier generations built.
## Three ways a country dies
Fahmi named them plainly: communism, communalism and corruption. Each one, he said, is capable of destroying a nation from within.

> there were three things that could destroy a country, namely communism, communalism and corruption
## The threat already beaten
Communism once put national security at real risk, with armed movements, killings and disruptions to public peace that could have broken Malaysia's stability.
## Communalism is the live one
That threat has passed, but Fahmi said people must stay alert to anything that chips away at unity, starting with race supremacy.

> it can become a threat when someone puts their own race above others to the extent of looking down on or oppressing other races
## Office is a loan, not a prize
Fahmi framed his own position as borrowed authority. The job is to do good with it, and betraying that trust is the failure mode he keeps naming.

> As a leader, I now understand that holding a position is a trust.
## Built by talking, not fighting
Malaysia's formation was unusual. It came through consensus and negotiation, while other countries reached independence through conflict or armed struggle.
## Whose job it is now
Fahmi put the upkeep on young Malaysians: keep the history and the values alive so the country stays peaceful, united and moving forward.

> the younger generation has an important role to play in ensuring that the history and values that shaped the country continue to be preserved
## Key takeaway

Communism was defeated, but communalism and corruption are live threats, and public office is a trust that can be betrayed.