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Veteran Journalist  Datuk A Kadir Jasin Veteran journalist Datuk A Kadir Jasin said the public is suffering from political fatigue, citing declining voter turnout since the 2013 general election, and poor attendance at events organised by political parties. If left unchecked, the repercussions could be detrimental to the country, he said. Via a Facebook post, FMT quoted Kadir as saying that voter turnout at the 2013 general election was 84%, before dipping to 82.32% in 2018. In 2022, voter turnout stood at 74.5%. He said the DAP special congress held on Sunday saw only 51.2% of its 4,264 delegates attending. He also pointed out that splinter parties such as Pejuang were wiped out in the last general election, while mainstream parties such as PKR, Amanah, Bersatu and Bersama suffered huge losses in the recent state elections. “How are we not worn out? Just look at how political leaders toy with the emotions of party members and their supporters,” he said. Kadir said the fatigue cou...

" Dek , bagi abang tempoh seminggu. Kalau abang tak bayar, ludah muka abang, potong jari abang," itulah dialog Cik Man atau Kamarool Yusoff yang menjadi ikonik dan selalu diingatnya. Sebenarnya itu bukanlah dialog asli Kamarool, sebaliknya parodi bagi mengenang Hussein Abu Hassan. Mereka yang pernah berurusan dengan seniman berkarismatik itu sedia maklum perkataan dek biasa diluahkan Hussein kepada golongan lebih muda daripadanya. Dek ialah singkatan kepada perkataan “adik”. Penulis dalam beberapa sesi temu bual dengan Hussein – selain pernah menghantar dia ke rumahnya di Gombak Setia – pun pernah disapa dengan panggilan itu apabila kami rancak berborak hal famili atau seni. Walhal usia penulis sama dengan anaknya, Fairuz, justeru sepatutnya dipangkatkan sebagai anak. “Potong jari” adalah dialog ‘keramat’ Hussein lebih tiga dekad lalu. Ia bak api pembakar semangat Kamarool untuk komited jika mahu menempa nama dalam industri seni. Terjadi satu insiden ketika proses alih suar...