Recently Tan Sri Kamal Salih tendered his resignation as the Chairman of Universiti Malaysia Sarawak (Unimas), after the Sarawak government said Putrajaya did not consult it regarding the appointment. It was also made known that the preference for the position is for someone who is local. Melisa Idris and Sharaad Kuttan want you to consider whether or not having a ‘local’ criteria for appointments has any benefits?