Malaysian Politics: Nobody to Drain the Swamp

Ambition takes precedence over governance as leaders squabble

By: Asia Sentinel Correspondents

Malaysian politics is likely a recipe for continued chaos until the next election as a coterie of geriatric leaders from the 1980s slugs it out for political primacy at a time when the country is slipping into economic crisis from falling electronics and palm oil exports and crude prices are in collapse, among a plethora …