Even if the New Economic Policy (NEP) is discontinued, corruption among politicians would still be rampant, believes political analyst Lim Teck Ghee.

"I must confess that I got it wrong about the NEP, because I thought if we discontinued it, a new policy will come that would bring about the desired change in our country.

"This is wrong, because even if the NEP ended today, the hijacking and pillage of the public treasury will continue under whichever new policy...