COMMENT | At the end of last month, I set out 10 overdue priorities for Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim, of which the top one on the list was rooting out corruption and patronage.

Anwar himself identified corruption as the major problem facing the country.

At a recent function, he described corruption as the number one issue, correctly naming it as the main threat to Malay survival and the health of the country.

Anwar said: “People can harp on the issue of race and religion but, to me, it’s completely irrelevant. It’s an attempt by political leaders to hijack and distract...