What began as an effort to continue serving her constituents after losing access to constituency allocations has become a symbol of what Ampang MP Rodziah Ismail describes as a political betrayal.

Less than 24 hours after launching her asam pedas business to help fund constituency services, Rodziah said she felt "betrayed", "humiliated" and "bullied" over the decision to suspend her access to the MyKhas portal, insisting there was no basis for the move and that she had never been given a fair hearing.

The MyKhas portal manages...