Corruption, Privilege, and Retribution in Malaysia

A ruling Malay elite place themselves above the law

Aug 3, 2020

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By: Murray Hunter

The politically debilitating three-way power struggle that has waxed and waned in Malaysia over the past eight months between what is left of Pakatan Harapan, and UMNO-PAS, with the shaky Perikatan Nasional, headed by Muhyiddin Yassin, involves the same old names who have dominated politics since independence in 1957.

They are Mahathir …

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