Bureaucracy in Malaysia
The malaysian bureaucracy is dominated by ethnic Malay. Although most are loyal to the ruling party, civil servants have been forced to sign good behavior documents that makes it easier for the government to fire them if they criticize the government. Red tape and graft have been firmly entrenched in the bureaucracy for a long time
According to Liau Y-Sing (2007), in the Malaysian civil service, rewards are modest, punishments are few and jobs are usually secure for life, which offers little incentive for improvement. Public servants are almost all ethnic Malays, due to an affirmative action policy which favors the race in jobs, education and business.