COMMENT | If a survey to find out the most corrupt ministry or government agency were to be conducted, what would the results reveal?

Would the answers differ from individuals, like the ordinary Malaysian who needs to access a government service, like the Land and Mines Department, or the local council department in charge of housing?

Would the answers be very different from businessmen, who also need access to specific government services?

What would the response be from potential businesses which are bidding for a particular government project?

Would the answers be biased along racial and religious lines?

A number of exposés about alleged irregularities in Defence Ministry contracts have been made by PKR in recent weeks. Did the defence minister deny these allegations, or claim they were unfounded?

One would like to know if other ministries are also knee-deep in alleged corrupt activities. A landowner I asked a few years ago alleged that the Land and Mines Department was corrupt. Another person who helped to source migrant labour for estates alleged that the Immigration Department was amongst the most corrupt.

It's not just ministries and major departments that are allegedly corrupt. Some friends claim that they could be driving along...