The price of staying in power


The DAP may have good reasons for remaining in the unity government, but the longer it stays, the harder it becomes to convince disillusioned supporters that principle matters more than position. — Bernama

IS it difficult to quit a minister’s post?

Not if you are Datuk Ewon Benedick. The Upko president quit as Entrepreneur Develop-ment and Cooperatives minister in November 2025 to protest the Federal Government’s handling of Sabah’s constitutional right to a 40% revenue share.

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