
Bad systems lead to corruption, says expert
Prof Robert Klitgaard, said it was important to reduce monopolies, limit digressions, clarify rules and enhance accountability.

Prof Robert Klitgaard, said it was important to reduce monopolies, limit digressions, clarify rules and enhance accountability.








A businessman tries to set himself on fire in Komtar, Penang.
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Whether Foreign Affairs Minister Anifah Aman is as good as his word remains to be seen.

Party sec-gen Saifuddin Nasution warns potential fraudsters that he already knows ‘every trick in the book’.



Two documents purportedly connect the Sarawak CM to a company valued at US$80 million.





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'Many more young voters would have come of age and they would need convincing as to who can better govern the nation.’



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A tide of desperation and its hazy attribution have muddied the political debate.



















He says there will be time enough for politics later on in life, hence there is no need to amend the UUCA.

The event was attended by Prince Albert II of Monaco, Qatar PM Sheikh Hamad Jassim, PM Najib and CM Taib Mahmud.


The Sarawak Health Department, however, said that only two have died from the disease in the state this year, not nine as alleged.

A DAP poster hanging in a Penan's wooden longhouse sends an unmistakable signal.

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'The floodgates are now open for the judiciary to have relations with the prosecution, defence or even witnesses in the future.’

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After lead defence counsel Karpal completes his submission, the judge says he will deliver his decision next Monday.

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'Do they really expect us to believe that it was that difficult and had to take that long to tranlsate the document?’