Malaysia in 2007: high corruption and low opposition/

CASE William

Malaysia in 2007: high corruption and low opposition/ William Case - 2008

2007 appeared to be a year of political and economic continuity in Malaysia. The government won three by-elections. The economy grew at 5.6%. Tensions over ethnic relations and Islamization simmered, though with probably no greater intensity than in past years. And foreign relations were smoothly conducted. But in an extraordinary scandal, a prominent political advisor went on trial for abetting the murder of his former mistress.


MALAYSIA--POLITICS