COMMENT | When our Prime Minister Ismail Sabri Yaakob announced on Dec 1 that Dec 3 was going to be the annual Malaysia Batik Day from this year on, my mind drifted back to the early days of the first MCO when he was known as being a fashionista in his own right.

As the then defence minister, Ismail Sabri made daily announcements on how many new Covid-19 cases were reported, how many deaths, how many localities were going to be under lockdown, etc.

He did it all wearing the most eye-catching shirts ever seen on television.

So, if Ismail Sabri is now pushing Malaysian batik to the forefront, I can’t think of a better male model.

During his speech that was aired over TV1 and social media, he said the move is in line with the Keluarga Malaysia concept, whereby people...