Muhyiddin's New Tool to Shore up Power: University Boards
Bastions of patronage rather than excellence
By: Murray Hunter
Malaysian Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin’s continuing effort to stay in power has resulted in the appointment of 35-odd politicians and ex-politicians to the boards of directors of the country’s 20 public universities, a position that carries basic financial reward and allowances but plenty of prestige.
It is just one more method of rew…
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