When political sweetness turns sour

Sweet and sour: (From left) Anwar, Ahmad Zahid, and Muhyiddin – who is most useful to whom? It is anyone’s guess in which direction Malaysia’s sifting political sands will move. — Bernama/The Star

“HABIS manis, sepah dibuang.”

That was DAP secretary-general Anthony Loke’s cryptic Facebook post on Aug 31. It basically means “used and discarded”. Who the Seremban MP was referring to is anybody’s guess. The most popular opinion is that it’s Ong Kian Ming. Loke made the post just hours after Ong quit DAP.