This would be the best way to restore the independence and integrity of the judiciary and uphold the rule of law, said Lim.

He was commenting on the findings of the Royal Commission of Inquiry into the V.K. Lingam video clip, which held there was evidence that Eusoff, Ahmad Fairuz, lawyer Datuk V.K. Lingam, tycoon Tan Sri Vincent Tan, Umno secretary-general Datuk Seri Tengku Adnan Tengku Mansor and former Prime Minister Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad may have been involved in a conspiracy to manipulate the appointment of judges.

He said the rich Singaporeans would eventually displace the Malays who would then have to move to the “fringes of the forest or even the forest itself.”

"Eventually, Iskandar will be filled with all sorts of people, except the Malays who will become a minority, just like the Malays in Singapore.

"Without land, how are we going to claim our sovereignty?" he asked at a post-election Umno forum organised by the Badan-badan Bertindak Gabungan Ahli-Ahli Umno Akar Umbi Johor in Johor Baru today.

KUALA LUMPUR, May 17 — Datuk Seri Najib Razak is a man of a few words. Government officials say that during briefings, he rarely dominates the conversation, preferring instead to listen to different views before arriving at a decision.

The Deputy Prime Minister had to put his listening skills to good use on Sunday during a two-hour session with Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad at his official residence in Putrajaya. Both men have not divulged the details of the conversation but The Malaysian Insider has learnt from those who are familiar with the meeting that the former prime minister spent some time criticising Prime Minister Datuk Seri Abdullah Ahmad Badawi and his reliance on family members, notably Khairy Jamaluddin.

Dr Mahathir’s animosity with the son-in-law goes back to 2004. He blames the Oxford graduate for spreading the word that the former PM busted the budget for the Eighth Malaysia Plan and left the government coffers empty.

KUALA LUMPUR, May 17 — The Election Commission (EC) should undergo a review whereby it would receive more power to strengthen its capability during elections.

EC chairman Tan Sri Abdul Rashid Abdul Rahman believes that a review is urgently required because the EC needs to have the power to put in place a completely new set of electoral roll which is acceptable to all.

"We feel that there must be new laws making it easier for us to introduce or prepare electoral rolls before each election. A roll that is not subject to question nor controversy. I wouldn't want to say major or minor, but there must be a committee to look into the whole law.

"(It is) to study what the EC actually requires in order to put the commission in a position of strength. A position where you can really determine the proper conduct of elections. We need to review all the laws and not just one.

KUALA LUMPUR, May 16 — The fallout from the Royal Commission report on the V.K. Lingam video scandal has claimed its first victim – the press.

Police reports were today lodged against the Berita Harian, New Straits Times and The Star by the Prime Minister’s Department for breaching the Official Secrets Act and publishing excerpts of the report before the Cabinet ruled that it could be made public.

The Malaysian Insider has learnt that commission members, ministers and Umno politicians have been upset with several newspapers for breaking the embargo on the explosive report which confirmed what Malaysians long suspected – that the appointment of judges during the Mahathir era was manipulated by individuals close to the then prime minister.

Update 2: With extracts from the royal commission report below

PUTRAJAYA, MAY 16 — A high-level inquiry found evidence that prominent government and judicial figures, including former Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad, were involved in a conspiracy to manipulate the appointment of judges, Minister in the Prime Minister’s Department Zaid Ibrahim said today.

The Associated Press said the Cabinet told the Attorney General's office today to undertake immediate investigations into the "possibility that offences against the law have been committed," Zaid told reporters.

The revelation deals a major blow to the reputation of Malaysia's courts and bolsters allegations by many lawyers and opposition leaders that judicial corruption has tainted verdicts stretching back more than a decade.Demands for reform have jolted the judiciary after the opposition leaked a video in September that allegedly showed a well-connected lawyer, V.K. Lingam, speaking by telephone in 2001 to a former top judge, Ahmad Fairuz Sheikh Abdul Halim, about the promotion of judges.

Zaid said a panel that investigated the video found it was authentic