When Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim made his new year address on Jan 5, pledging major reforms for 2026, it was a signal to Pakatan Harapan supporters not to lose faith in his leadership and administration.

But any goodwill and positive sentiments achieved through that announcement would have been severely eroded by the Attorney-General's Chambers declaration last night that there would be no further action (NFA) against Deputy Prime Minister Ahmad Zahid Hamidi in his Yayasan Akalbudi case.

Already, questions have been raised about...