Major breakthrough for ‘fractious’ Pakatan


Chan Kok Leong

PKR, Bersatu, DAP and Amanah leaders at the Pakatan Harapan convention in Shah Alam yesterday. – The Malaysian Insight pic by Seth Akmal, January 8, 2018.

FIVE years ago, the opposition were squabbling over seat allocations right up to the eve of the polls. 

This time, PKR, Bersatu, DAP and Amanah have sorted out the thorny issue of seat distribution way ahead of election day.


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  • Frankly, THIS mark a full circle of the Malay ultras from decades ago running this country since May 1969. The Malay ultras are at war with itself. The inheritors of the original ultras is in bed with PAS while the remnant of the ultras, who Tunku described a "curi lampu ajaib" now seek to me fight those they create, to be more of those they originally ursuped in Tunku's UMNO in the first place.

    The problem is now PAS has their hand on the "lampu ajaib". They have access to the "lampu ajaib". So the issue really, IS IT TOO LATE? The original founders of the country has warned of this from the start.

    On the other hand, LKY is proven wrong about the "Malay ultras" - that they cannot see his points of argument. It explains really why LKY said "achieved more with Mahathir than any other PM".

    There is commonality between Malaysian, BUT truth is the fissures between groups are DEEPER than ever especially along the lines of religion and still race too. The "lampu ajaib" in the hands of PAS can only not be a disaster IF MIDDLE EAST THEMSELEVES REFORM, ISLAM ITSELF REFORM.

    Its simply depressing.

    Posted 6 years ago by Bigjoe Lam