Chai's road from reformasi to reckoning By Mariam Mokhtar

Malaysiakini : COMMENT | There was a time when Malaysian students abroad could fill a room simply by talking about their country.

Among them was James Chai, then a student activist in Britain, deeply involved in the networks that championed reformasi. Not with slogans or perks, but with conviction that Malaysia could be different.

They debated injustice, held talks, and organised quietly in cafes, halls and homes, across London, even while warnings sometimes came from officials at home.

For Chai and many like him, the hope was moral: that by speaking openly and returning when the moment arrived, they could help rebuild a nation.

KS : Can anyone trust MACC with another political aide to "assist in investigation" -- like with Teoh Beng Hock?

anon52938742 : Nope, the REFORMATI is clearly the cause of death for idealism born of a hope for reforms. PMX is the culprit and both he and Madani will be doomed come GE16.

Meerkat : Anwar has chosen to turn on his supporters. These supporters were with him risking all during the difficult times. 

Now Anwar is on easy street, he has abandoned them in favor of political convenience with oppressors who are basically opportunists who have seen better times.  

Whether this is due to force of circumstances or because he is showing his real nature, it doesn't speak well if him.

Chefoo : Very true indeed. Anwar is a distorted man. Wants everything on his plate…that’s the problem. He is pathetic about MM support at the expense of NM. Selective in his anti corruption rhetoric and insensitive in dealing with RnR administrations. 

His true colors are there to see. Doing things just to boost his ego. We all despised Tun for rejecting Anwar but that old man saw things we didn’t see in him. How true is it now. I will not support this chameleon ever.

EmEmKay : Mariam Mokhtar tells us about “Chai’s road from reformasi to reckoning.” Funny how one whistleblower already opened a new chapter called "REFORMATI" – reform, then kena mati. 

Now we have Chai’s road from "reformasi to RECKONING". Such is the “reforms” Malaysians were promised under PMX’s premiership: whistleblowers punished, reformists reckoned with, and critics rebranded as problems to be managed. 

We were hoping for a new Malaysia; instead we got a new vocabulary – reformasi, reformat, and now reckoning. No wonder so many Malaysians are feeling more disappointed than inspired.

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