Rafidah: No more hugs for Shahrizat

Tan Sri Rafidah Aziz claims she has not gone out campaigning despite being engaged in a do-or-die battle with Datuk Seri Shahrizat Abdul Jalil for the leadership of Wanita Umno.

TWO things have not changed for Tan Sri Rafidah Aziz over the years. One is her brilliant smile, the other is her ram-rod straight posture.

Otherwise, life has shifted from Grand Prix speed to low gear since she retired from the Cabinet a year ago. Retirement is not an easy word to pin on her but her globe-trotting days as an international trade and industry minister are definitely over. [more]