Malaysia's Upcoming Polls Hinge on Corruption

Voters must banish corrupt politicians

By: B A Hamzah

Malaysians will be going for the country’s 15th general election in two weeks’ time. The polls, called for November 19, have boiled down almost to a single issue: whether the leaders of the ruling Barisan Nasional can use victory to keep them out of jail, according to Ahmad Zahid Hamidi, the president of the United Malays National Organiza…