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Rumblings of Corruption in Penang

Long-serving Democratic Action Party faces allegations of tarnish

Oct 04, 2022
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By: Murray Hunter

Behind the well-maintained infrastructure and services of the ethnic Chinese-dominated Malaysian island of Penang, which are unmatched by any other state, there are rumblings of corrupt practices within the state government.

The first doubts arose in 2015, when the former state chief minister and current national chairman of the Democrat…

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