MP SPEAKS This is a period of tragedy for civil and political liberties in Malaysia. Why do I say this? It is because Prime Minister Najib Abdul Razak has played a double game when it comes to the people’s basic rights.

While Time, the world's biggest-selling news magazine, has named protesters as its ‘Person of the Year’, Najib's administration has bulldozed through the Peaceful Assembly Bill through the Dewan Rakyat to keep protesters off the streets.