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Absolute power corrupts absolutely. No government should be given a blank cheque as politicians would of course want as many zeroes as possible on the cheque. PAP is no exception: before it lost Aljuneid GRC in 2011, fixed components of ministers’ annual salary amounted to 16 months, ie guaranteed 4 months’ bonus. (link,... 

Speaking to some Malaysians over the weekend, it’s interesting that Dr Mahathir Mohamad is taken to heart by them as a changed man, a savior and a unifier. “He cares for us,” one of them said. “He truly loves the country,” said another. Indeed, after his swearing-in as Prime Minister of Malaysia last Thursday night,... 

During the 80s and 90s, the relationship between Dr Mahathir bin Mohamad and Mr Anwar Ibrahim was described as having a "father-and-son-like closeness". Some were surprised that a supposed dictator like Mahathir would allow Anwar to manage three different portfolios in a short span of four years, and was even content for Anwar...