Kuala Lampur, Oct. 12 -- OCTOBER 12 - The West Coast Expressway (WCE) Section 3 land dispute in Kampung Jawa, Klang has stretched into its second year, and it's no longer just a delay; it's a signal flare that Malaysia is flirting dangerously with substituting legal certainty for political theater.

As a former Solicitor and a strategic communication professional, I have been watching this unravel, and it isn't pretty.

The WCE is more than a road. It's an economic artery connecting industrial zones to Port Klang, carrying over 10,000 haulage trucks daily.

Section 3, linking the Shah Alam Expressway to the Federal Highway, is a linchpin.

But despite compensation being disbursed under the Land Acquisition Act, a minority refusing to yiel...