COMMENT | With a bad setback at the state polls on Saturday, Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim’s only hope for regaining Malay support is the old adage popularised by former US president Bill Clinton: “It’s the economy, stupid.” And he has four years to do it - no time to waste anymore.

Well, it’s 3-3 after the state elections and Perikatan Nasional has made big gains in voter acceptance. For Anwar, it’s time to hunker down to some serious work considering the significant erosion of Malay support for Pakatan Harapan and its new partner BN, and other partners...