Archive for March, 2007
Asia Sentinel
March 30, 2007
Speculation is increasing in Malaysia that of one of the country ‘s elite politicians, Deputy Prime Minister Mohd Najib Tun Abdul Razak, is in serious trouble due to a series of messy scandals.
There is considerable speculation that Najib, the son of Malaysia’s second prime minister, will be forced to step [...]
By YAROSLAV TROFIMOV
Wall Street Journal
March 29, 2007; Page A1
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia — On the evening of Oct. 19, as Malaysia’s Muslims broke the Ramadan fast, a slender Mongolian woman was forced into a unmarked car in an upscale suburb here and driven away.
Hours later, two bullets were shot into her skull. Then, the naked body [...]
TI Malaysia released its latest newsletter in which it writes about the results of the latest Malaysian Transparency Survey, which confirmed that perceptions in the public and private sector believe that corruption is still a serious problem in Malaysia. The survey revealed that 71% of the private sector perceived little or no transparency in government [...]
