HIGHLIGHTS

• Pua says he prefers being Lim Guan Eng's special officer
• “Backdoor” minister appointments acceptable for "qualified" candidates defeated by first-past-the-post flaws

When Prime Minister Dr Mahathir Mohamad named his cabinet members for the new Pakatan Harapan administration after the 14th general election (GE14), one of the questions that emerged was why Damansara MP Tony Pua was not among those named.

Pua had been a vocal critic of the 1MDB scandal, as well as a former member of the Public Accounts Committee (PAC) tasked with investigating the state investment fund....