MALAYSIA STARTS CLEANING CORRUPTION FROM ITS SOCIETY – FORMER PM CHARGED WITH GRAFT
August 1st, 2018
Malaysia’s newly elected government, in power from May, led by Prime Minister Dr Mahathir Mohamad, came to power in part as to clear draft and corruption from the country. How well is it performing? Poorna Rodrigo reports.
The Mahathir government has pledged a whole raft of measures to fight corruption. It includes setting up a new government anti-corruption wing and introducing new anti-bribery laws. Given this government is the first in Malaysia’s history that has not been dominated by the United Malays National Organisation, there is a general ...
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