Dr M: Cleaning out BN legacy has left civil service with less experienced staff

Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad (seated, second from right) at a question and answer session with the Malaysian diaspora in Bangkok on Thursday. -Bernamapic

BANGKOK: The Malaysian civil service is not as efficient as it was before because it is now manned by more junior staff, says Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad.

The Prime Minister claimed that this was because the previous Barisan Nasional-led administration has "destroyed the whole machinery of the government".