PM: Malaysia must tackle corruption head-on before joining ranks of developed countries


PUTRAJAYA: Corruption must be taken seriously if Malaysia wants to join the ranks of developed countries, says Prime Minister Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad (pic).

"To be the tigers of Asia again, then we need to take corruption seriously. We did not get there by taking shortcuts to success.

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