After decades of vitriol over gambling, PAS has found itself in the defensive after Putrajaya had quietly restored the number of "special draws" for number betting companies to 22 a year.

The matter was raised in the Dewan Negara on Dec 28 by senator Liew Chin Tong, who pointed out that the 22 "special draws" were introduced in 1999 to raise funds for Nipah virus victims...