By Mariam Mokhtar
Sarawak
Chief Minister Taib Mahmud is in effect, already king. To his right,
sits his “arm-candy” wife. All that is missing from the royal portrait
are the jewelled crown, the ermine robes, the coat of arms, sceptre and
orb.
Spread before the wannabe king and his consort, is his
kingdom – Sarawak – which is both blessed and cursed with an abundance
of natural resources; blessed because it has the means to benefit the
Sarawak people; cursed because the riches serve to benefit only one man –
Taib.