COMMENT | One year ago today, as a panellist at the Malaysiakini forum titled “One Year of Madani Government: What’s Next?” I presented a harsh yet truthful assessment, giving the coalition government a D-minus based on its performance.

I listed a catalogue of unkept promises, including abolishing the PPPA (Printing Presses and Publications Act 1984) and the Sedition Act.

I said: “The only thing Anwar is consistent about is his oratorical skills. Of course, we welcome the death penalty amendment and anti-stalking legislation...