‘Why is Najib still PM?’
COMMENT Why is Najib Abdul Razak still riding high as prime minister despite being embroiled in the greatest financial scandal the country has ever seen?
Because Malays, generally speaking, do not feel the sense of anger or revulsion against leaders who are corrupt, or who steals from state coffers. Taking money from unauthorised sources are something they can tolerate because it is already part of their lifestyle. Malays under the New Economic Policy (NEP) cannot tell when things are theirs or belong to the state.
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