INTERVIEW | DAP veteran Liew Ah Kim is unable to comprehend how the party had contemplated forming a working relationship with Umno to form the Perak state government.

As for the strained ties between PKR and DAP following the collapse of the Pakatan Harapan federal government, the 83-year-old former lawmaker stressed the importance of mutual respect.

"DAP and PKR have been fighting together for 20 years, why is their cooperation on the rocks now?

"In the past, you described them (Umno) as kleptocrats, but now they have become your companions...