COMMENT | What do we do when elected officials do not listen to the people?

For some, it is disparaging them on social media, hammering down these figures relentlessly. Others have taken to the streets as seen last Saturday during the #Lawan protests in a clear display of frustration and helplessness.

More recently, I read with dismay a well-known Malaysian columnist’s Facebook post on his decision to begin a hunger strike.

The recent tone delivered by those in power, especially by the caretaker prime minister has been ...