Last week, hardly had I completed ‘ 1Ular, lah ’, the latest of dozens of columns I’ve written decrying the lying words and sordid deeds of Malaysian premier Najib Abdul Razak, than up he popped up in Perth for the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting.

Even more alarming – or rather ular -ming - was the appearance on the opinion page of the Oct 27, 2011 Sydney Morning Herald of a self-praising article allegedly authored by him.