A deep-rooted culture of corruption


THE culture of corruption within the Immigration Department at the Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KLIA) has been a flagrant shame for years.

Tourism, Arts and Culture Minister Datuk Seri Tiong King Sing was spot on in exposing it last year when he went to the aid of a Chinese national who claimed that she was asked to pay RM3,000 to be allowed entry into the country.

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