A leading opposition figure in Malaysia has resorted to firing deprecatory epithets at the administration led by Anwar Ibrahim. The reality is that that the Malay portmanteau “jadong” could apply to politicians of all stripes.
Hamzah Zainudin has used economic grievances to fire broadsides at the administration led by Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim, and even used a Malay portmanteau oft-used to belittle the intellectual prowess of political adversaries. The irony, however, is that the term “jadong” can be applied not only to the government of the day, but the ranks of the…
