INTERVIEW | Until today, embattled PKR Kebun Bunga assemblyperson Cheah Kah Peng does not know what had hit him, although he is still reeling from the after-effects of the "thunderbolt".

Overnight, since Malaysiakini reported the matter on Nov 22, Cheah has constantly been in the news, after Chief Minister Lim Guan Eng barred him from managing flood aid registration for his constituency after the Nov 4 and 5 disastrous floods in the state that killed seven people.

Politicians thrive on publicity, but this is not the kind of exposure one desires.

Being a colourful character, bold and outspoken, most people expected Cheah to fight back when he was publicly disgraced by Lim...