Big policies ought to be the focus in Malaysia's 14th general election

MALAYSIA'S upcoming election will be unlike any other, as one former prime minister pits himself against the incumbent Najib Razak, now caretaker leader following Parliament's dissolution.

The run-up to the May 9 contest has also seen, unsurprisingly, both sides of the political divide woo voters with big campaign carrots promising, particularly on the part of the long-ruling Barisan Nasional coali…