Rising stars and fallen ones in Johor DAP polls


SOME see it as the passing of the torch, others have hailed the rise of women power - but the Johor DAP election also saw the descent of a former rising star.

Incumbent state DAP chairman Liew Chin Tong was once seen as the man who could whisper into the ears of top leaders but has been replaced by Deputy Communications Minister Teo Nie Ching, making her the first woman chief of Johor.

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