A Culture of Impunity is a Threat to Malaysia’s Natural Environment

A Culture of Impunity is a Threat to Malaysia’s Natural Environment

Despoiled soil. Poisoned water. Polluted air. The bauxite mining fiasco in Pahang triggered a massive environmental disaster in Kuantan last year. Yet if you were to have asked local officials about who had been responsible, you would have received the usual response: “Not us!” Earlier this year a couple of…

Seeking to Stop Corrupt Politicos Monkeying Around

Seeking to Stop Corrupt Politicos Monkeying Around

The Institute for Democracy and Economic Affairs (IDEAS), a leading Malaysian think-tank, wants to catch monkeys. No, not those arboreal acrobats that enliven the canopies of the country’s forests. They ought to be left to their own natural ways, thank you very much. Rather, the think-tank would like to see…