DATUK Seri Abdullah Ahmad Badawi sent out a strong message after chairing his first Cabinet meeting as Prime Minister last week: he will not tolerate bureaucracy and corruption.
He reminded the civil service to cut red tape and simplify the approval process for land and licence applications, saying the long waiting period was one cause of corruption.
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