When political sweetness turns sour当政治上的甜蜜变成苦涩
The shifting fortunes of Umno, Bersatu, and their various partners show how quickly an indispensable ally can become expendable – and useful again.
Sweet and sour: (From left) Anwar, Ahmad Zahid, and Muhyiddin – who is most useful to whom? It is anyone’s guess in which direction Malaysia’s sifting political sands will move. — Bernama/The Star
“HABIS manis, sepah dibuang.”
That was DAP secretary-general Anthony Loke’s cryptic Facebook post on Aug 31. It basically means “used and discarded”. Who the Seremban MP was referring to is anybody’s guess. The most popular opinion is that it’s Ong Kian Ming. Loke made the post just hours after Ong quit DAP.
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酸甜苦辣：（从左至右）安华、艾哈迈德·扎希德和慕尤丁——谁对谁最有用？马来西亚变幻莫测的政治局势将如何发展，谁也无法预料。——马新社/《星报》
“HABIS manis，sepah dibuang。”
这是民主行动党秘书长陆兆福8月31日在脸书上发布的一条含义隐晦的帖子，大致意思是“用过就扔”。这位芙蓉国会议员指的是谁，目前尚不得而知。最普遍的看法是王建民。陆兆福发布这条帖子几个小时前，王建民刚刚退出民主行动党。
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