COMMENT | In March 2008, the ruling government fell in Selangor, marking the end of more than 50 years of rule by the initially formed Alliance Party, which later evolved into BN. A loose coalition of DAP, PKR and PAS found itself in control.

Like a new broom sweeping clean, Selangor joined Penang in creating a new policy – Competent, Accountable and Transparent (CAT) in their governance policies.

In Selangor, the ghosts of the past and skeletons hidden in closets came into the public domain, especially with the lawatan sambil belajar extravaganza of the outgoing menteri Besar, Khir Toyo, and his family’s trip to Disneyland in Orlando, accompanied by his maid.

Even his wife, too, was in the news for having organised a...