COMMENT | Walk the talk of unity

COMMENT | At the onset, here’s a pertinent point to note for the new “unity government” and all politicians in general:  No more backbiting, no more squandering, no more idle gossip, no more maligning; just walk the talk!

The polls are over and Anwar Ibrahim is now prime minister. Live with it.

The people do not need to be further choked by inapt TV chatter and social media talk about what’s right or amiss at the 15th general election (GE15). Let’s just move on.

Following a photo finish at the end of a weary neck-to-neck race between the Pakatan Harapan and Perikatan Nasional (PN) coalitions, the long-time opposition leader was given the royal nod to helm the country over the next five years.

He was named not necessarily because of his reformist style but because...