Tragedy returns to haunt politicians


  • Analysis
  • Saturday, 11 May 2024

THE memories have grown jaded, the urgency has worn off and the politicians who championed the quest for answers to the Teoh Beng Hock tragedy have moved on.

But the pressure group seeking answers on behalf of the Teoh family have not given up and the group headed by activist Ng Yap Wah and Teoh’s younger sister Teoh Lee Lan took many by surprise when they turned up in the thick of the Kuala Kubu Baharu (KKB) by-election campaign.

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