ANTIDOTE Could Malaysia face UN sanctions, thanks to its lack of action on graft allegations surrounding Sarawak's entrenched chief minister Abdul Taib Mahmud?

A coalition of 21 NGOs from nine countries, led by the Bruno Manser Fund (BMF), has called on UN secretary-general Ban Ki-Moon to reprimand Malaysia for "systematic breach of its obligations under international anti-corruption and anti-money laundering treaties".