Curb money laundering

FOR most Malaysians, Sarawak and Sabah represent the archetype of the consummate Malaysian society for their celebrated harmony in both ethnic and religious diversity.

However, there is also one unflattering perception of these two states among other Malaysians, i.e. that they are home to some of the most corrupt. Last week, talk surfaced again (perhaps in tandem with the Prime Minister’s visit) that the state is rife with corrupt politicians and businessmen peddling their ill-gotten gains in dubious land transactions and timber extraction.