Lawyer Latheefa Koya says Anwar Ibrahim fares worse than Najib Razak, who she says has implemented a series of reforms to improve the country's democratic space.

The former deputy law minister advises government leaders to stop using slogans as if they were still in opposition.

If the PM feels that he has been defamed, he must file a civil suit like all other citizens.

The prime minister cannot run with the foxes and hunt with the hounds.

Anwar Ibrahim's rule is subject to his mandate.

While Pakatan Harapan and Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim have long been associated with the 'reformasi' call, the government has been under fire lately over complaints of unmet promises.

The verdict was the first of 14 lese majeste cases against the activist, one of hundreds of people who have been charged under the law, among the strictest of its kind in the world.

Former Penang deputy chief minister P Ramasamy says talks about reforms are only to prolong the stay of the Pakatan Harapan-led government.

The prime minister faces accusations, including from his own party, of betraying progressive voters and allies.

A call on the government to deliver on its reform agenda to enhance accountability and transparency in the country.

Real democrats and reformists are needed if the Anwar administration wants to win a second term.

The crisis has split Israeli society and hit the economy hard by triggering foreign investor flight, weakening the shekel and raising the spectre of a general strike by the public sector union.