Top 5 at 5: How GLCs Fuel Grand Corruption

Edmund Terence Gomez, Author, Misgovernance: Grand Corruption in Malaysia

23-Jan-25 17:00

Top 5 at 5: How GLCs Fuel Grand Corruption

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Edmund Terence Gomez's new book, Misgovernance: Grand Corruption in Malaysia, explores how GLCs have been manipulated for political control and patronage, revealing systemic corruption over decades. We speak to Terence himself, as he critiques Malaysia's anti-corruption laws and examines the culture of impunity that allows elites to escape accountability.

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Produced by: Sudais Ferhard, Lim Sue Ann, Alia Zefri, Christine May Yong

Presented by: Lee Chwi Lynn, Sharaad Kuttan

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