Malaysia Baru looks just like Malaysia Lama

Firstly, Happy Deepavali to all our friends who celebrate the festival of lights! We hope you had a lovely time over the long weekend.

And now, on to the news. Saturday, Nov 2 is nomination day in Tanjung Piai, but Pakatan Harapan has already named its candidate for the impending by-election there – local boy Karmaine Sardini. The man’s opponent(s) though remains a mystery.

Also in the news, 12 people linked to the LTTE are set to be brought before the court today, the woman in the Johor mat lajak case is freed, and Khazanah warns about populist government policies hurting businesses.