There is hope, still, in Malaysia

The Federal Court at the Palace of Justice in Putrajaya. It's good to know there are institutions in Malaysia that will address at least the most blatant and obvious of wrongdoings. — Filepic/The Star

Once upon a time, while I was still a salaried worker in the early 2010s, a company visited us and talked about its tentative plans to set up a scholarship. Truth is, its presentation wasn’t really solid and education wasn’t even its core business, and eventually the proposal petered out.

One thing that I did get out of it, though, was a nice leather organiser souvenir. I used it for years, but after a certain point, it became the focus of unwanted attention. People would notice the company’s logo on the cover and ask me, “So, when did you work with 1MDB?”