28 July, 2020

Quora Answer: Is Malaysia More Corrupt under Mahathir bin Mohammed Than Singapore under Lee Kuan Yew?


We have only to look at where Singapore and Malaysia are on any index that measures corruption, and therein lies the answer.  Also, I should point out that the sons of Mahathir bin Mohamed are billionaires.  Mokhzani bin Mahathir is listed as the 14th richest man in Malaysia.

We should also consider the legacy of both premierships.  Lee Kuan Yew, for all his authoritarianism, left a system of accountability and relative transparency.  Mahathir left his country to a kleptocracy he elevated.  Mohammad Najib bin Abdul Razak was his Defence Minister when irregularities pertaining to the purchase of submarines and the F-18 engines arose.  What does that tell you about Mahathir?

Malaysia was corrupt then, and it is corrupt now.  Nothing has changed.  Mahathir was corrupt then, and he is still corrupt now.  For all their inadequacies, that is not the Lee family legacy.



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