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KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia--A major feature of Malaysia’s political system has been the persistent link between politics and business, a phenomenon commonly referred to as money politics or political business. This political-business nexus has a multi-dimensional form, with each trait subject to change. The Center to Combat Corruption and Cronyism (C4 Center) has prepared Business in Politics: Seeking Control of Malaysia’s Political System, a report that draws attention to previously unnoted forms of connections between politics and business that merit attention, what we have termed as business-in-politics, with a focus on sitting Members of Parliament. The MPs under review have been mired in controversial corporate-related matters, have off-shore accounts and foreign business interests, or have hopped out of the party or coalition under whose ticket they won a seat in Parliament.

KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia--Parliament on 23 March narrowly rejected a motion to extend the effective period of a security law that allows detention without charge for up to 28 days.

KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia--Esok, 24 November 2021, genap 60 bulan semenjak Amri Che Mat ditangkap tanpa kerelaan beliau tidak jauh dari rumahnya di Perlis.

KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia--Tomorrow, 24 November 2021, it will be 60 months since Amri Che Mat was abducted near his home in Perlis.

Suhakam’s study, which I wrote about in my last post (link), was a response to complaints it received about deaths in custody. The study began in 2014. The report was published in 2016.

Muhyiddin is not stupid. Anyone who could orchestrate the unprecedented, once-in-a-lifetime, ethically impossible task of the Sheraton Move could not be deemed stupid.

KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia--It is an open secret that the Malaysian civil service has been used and abused by successive governments over the past few decades, being a means for many a politician to advance his career, enrich himself or to strengthen the grip on power.

Two years ago, on 3 April 2019, the Human Rights Commission of Malaysia (Suhakam) concluded that the alleged Shiite activist Amri Che Mat and Pastor Raymond Koh were disappeared by the Special Branch of the Royal Malaysian Police (PDRM).