COMMENT | “Aiya, this country no hope la,” is something friends have been telling me repeatedly. Yet, amid all the bad news, there is a reason for optimism.

Yes, in just one week, we were hit by a double whammy. First, Pakatan Harapan lost out again to the betrayers of the voters' mandate. Secondly, we got a recycled cabinet of deadwood that looks set for Kerajaan Gagal 2.0.

It doesn’t look good. But please, don’t surrender so easily...