MACC's outrageous spending: RM90k for Vanezis, RM150k for Shafee

Malaysia has had several high profile corruption cases in recent months brought to the public's eye. Ironically, in cases like the Scorpenes scandal and the Ananda Krishnan India investigations, these corruption cases are being investigated by foreign agencies. It is embarrassing to think that the Malaysian counterpart to these foreign corruption-busting agencies is slow and inattentive to act on its own homeground.

Although outfitted with a new mandate in 2008, the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission has little fruit to show although its annual allocation from the national budget has been steadily increased over the years. With an increasing budget, why is it that the MACC has such poor showing when it comes to solving corruption cases and bringing the perpetrators to justice?

'Outrageous Customs officer' sex video

A sex video entitled 'Pegawai Kastam Yang Terlampau' (The Outrageous Customs Officer) has gone viral.

The video was first posted on a Malay political website called theunspinners.com and was reposted in several other blogs.

The video shows a pot-bellied man who was alleged to be a Customs officer in a room which looks like a budget hotel room having sex with a white woman believed to be a Russian prostitute. The date of the recording is purportedly March 31 this year.