Of cancer and corruption


The number of cancer cases in the country is rising, but the even bigger cancer of corruption is also eating away the fabric of ethics and integrity in Malaysia.

TWO months ago, I was supposed to hand over a dozen copies of a book written by a colleague, who has been battling cancer for the past 16 years, to an old friend who is also a cancer survivor.

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Opinion , M. Veera Pandiyan , columnist

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