Kuala Lampur, Jan. 1 -- Happy New Year!

I initially wanted to spread the feelgood holiday cheer to everyone, as people laze over a long weekend to get ready for a great productive year ahead.

Maybe urge patriotic resolutions or direct people to a nearby animal shelter to hug a domesticated pet feeling unloved.

Buy hungover revellers coffee and impart common sense like, "Do not leave your date at the countdown party."

That was until Malaysians were informed they would wake up in 2026 with the country's main Opposition bloc leaderless.

All the fuss kicked off a week earlier: as a Christmas present, PAS sacks three Perlis assemblymen. Fair enough, since they backed Bersatu reps' effort to dislodge Perlis MB Shukri Ramli.

To match the d...