So close, yet so hard to read


Deep crack: The next general election is seen as a battle of personalities with Dr Mahathir trying to make a comeback and topple his handpicked successor Najib. Also in the picture are Dr Mahathir

FOR many years after the political tsunami, Tan Sri Dr Koh Tsu Koon was like some sort of “invisible man” in Penang.

The former Chief Minister has many friends and relatives in Penang where he was born and raised but he bore the brunt of Penang falling to Pakatan Rakyat in 2008 and there were many people who would pretend not to notice him or openly ignore him in public.

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Politics , GE14 , Mahathir , Najib

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