It has been a ‘happening’ year and it would be a hard-bitten Malaysian who does not acknowledge a slight thrill of having survived it with marbles fairly intact.

From outright racism and religion-based tension to political machinations and probes into ‘private palaces’, a wide range of incidents caught our imagination. The conclusion is mind-boggling - nothing has changed, except for the worse.

	Rising resentment
	Thrills ahead