We should stop dancing around an inevitable admission: Malaysian corruption laws have failed. Enforcement has failed. Look at the Najib Pardon case; or the ‘Lorry Stickers’ fiasco. Corruption has been ‘formalised’. It has thrived, for 68 years, in a ‘parallel' system 'monetised' by those who have power to open doors. Why not force it into the open? Why not decriminalise it? Why not ask for tax relief for bribes paid? ...
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Should the King trigger Fresh Elections?
Suppose 112 (or more) MPs ask the King to call for elections because of a hung parliament. Three questions arise: (1) When can the King do it? (2) How should the King do it, and (3) Should the King do it at all?
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