COMMENT | Around this time last year, an innocuous WhatsApp message from the Malaysian Corruption Watch (MCW) was sent to me on a dinner planned for Feb 24 to raise funds.

Among others, it said: “Pengurusan MCW bersetuju untuk menganugerahkan Bintang ini kepada penyumbang lebih dari RM 1,000.

“Penyumbang RM10,000 dan keatas akan menerima sebuah plaque khas dan akan duduk di Seat VIP.”

(The MCW management has agreed to bestow medals on contributors who give above RM1,000; those who donate more than RM10,000 will be given a plaque and VIP seating.)