{"id":51314,"date":"2013-03-19T12:01:00","date_gmt":"2013-03-19T05:01:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/moui.net\/blog\/?p=51314"},"modified":"2013-08-11T15:29:26","modified_gmt":"2013-08-11T08:29:26","slug":"inside-malaysias-shadow-state-its-been-done-before","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/moui.net\/blog\/2013\/03\/inside-malaysias-shadow-state-its-been-done-before\/","title":{"rendered":"Inside Malaysia&#8217;s Shadow State: &#8220;Its Been Done Before&#8221;"},"content":{"rendered":"<blockquote><p>A new investigation by Global Witness reveals the systemic corruption and illegality at the heart of government in Sarawak, Malaysia&#8217;s largest state. This film, shot undercover during the investigation, reveals for the first time the instruments used by members of the ruling Taib family and its local lawyers to skirt Malaysia&#8217;s laws and taxes, creaming off huge profits at the expense of indigenous people and hiding their dirty money in Singapore.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/_1RRNggnM6A\" height=\"315\" width=\"560\" allowfullscreen=\"\" frameborder=\"0\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Singapore, the &#8220;New\u00a0Switzerland&#8221; where money goes in and disappears. So much for anti-corruption in that little island.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<iframe src=\"http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/plugins\/like.php?href=https%3A%2F%2Fmoui.net%2Fblog%2F2013%2F03%2Finside-malaysias-shadow-state-its-been-done-before%2F&amp;layout=standard&amp;show_faces=true&amp;width=450&amp;action=like&amp;colorscheme=light&amp;height=80\" scrolling=\"no\" frameborder=\"0\" style=\"border:none; overflow:hidden; width:450px; height:80px;\" allowTransparency=\"true\"><\/iframe>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A new investigation by Global Witness reveals the systemic corruption and illegality at the heart of government in Sarawak, Malaysia&#8217;s largest state. 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