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Malaysian Education Minister Muzzles Corruption Inquiry

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Nov 02, 2019
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The board chairman of one of Malaysia’s most prestigious state universities was abruptly sacked in July by the country’s Education Minister, Maszlee Malik, only eight months into a three-year appointment, putting an end to the dismissed chairman’s probe into what appeared to be a highly irregular development contract.

The sacked chairman, Syed Razlan Sye…

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