The United Malay National Organization (UMNO) has been struggling to find its footing as an opposition party, analysts say, and the charges against its new president Ahmad Zahid Hamidi and former premier Najib Razak have shaken party members alien to an environment of powerlessness, South China Morning Post reports. Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad denied that the arrest of opposition leaders was politically motivated. He added that the country had laws in place to ultimately determine whether those facing charges were guilty or otherwise. The world is under no illusions about the state of politics in Asia and the dirty techniques that have been employed for all time, however, a little sunlight is the best medicine, and more transparency about what is going on in Malaysia would be good for everyone, writes L. Todd Wood for The Washington Times.