
Crackdown on corruption is good, says Mahathir
"It is good," remarks former premier Dr Mahathir Mohamad when asked for his views on the actions taken by the government to weed out corruption and criminal breach of trust.

"It is good," remarks former premier Dr Mahathir Mohamad when asked for his views on the actions taken by the government to weed out corruption and criminal breach of trust.

It is in the public interest that corruption cases involving high profile individuals be revealed, says opposition parliamentarian Mahfuz Omar.


Keadilan turn-coat Ruslan Kassim has a warrant of arrest issued against him after he failed to turn up at the Kulim magistrate's coat to face rioting charges during the Lunas by-election in 2000.

The minister was in Julau. The incumbent Julau MP wasn't happy and accused the minister, a political opponent, of going into his area to discredit him. The minister denied it... and the PBDS saga continues.



More high-profile suspects may come to court in Malaysia's corruption crackdown that has seen a cabinet minister and a tycoon charged with graft in the last five days, de facto law minister Dr Rais Yatim said in remarks published today.