COMMENT | Prime minister Anwar Ibrahim may want to play political games to win the hearts and minds of the Malays, and when it suits him, he hides behind the coattails of royalty. He has power but cherry-picks how and when to use it.

The issue of the convicted felon Najib Abdul Razak’s house arrest keeps cropping up like an unsightly recurring rash. Why should we have to tolerate this nonsense?

Contrast Najib’s case with that of Jamaluddin Yusof, a widower...