COMMENT | Malaysia is a man-made catastrophe, with the plight of the Malaysian people having all the ingredients of a great Shakespearean tragedy.

There is the tragic hero, the waste, good versus evil, hamartia, revenge, the internal and external conflicts, the superstitious element, and the lack of poetic justice.

A teenage schoolgirl lodged a police report that her teacher joked about rape. Did her school, headteacher, teachers, or the ministers support her? No. Her peers and those in authority turned against her.

Have we already forgotten about MACC's Azam Baki? Are we not bothered about deaths in custody unless it concerns our loved ones?

What about all the unfinished business like Altantunya, Scorpene,  the National Feedlot Corporation, the police and halal business cartels, and human trafficking?

With the trial held overseas, we learnt more about Jho Low's...