TIM: Corruption has cost the country 4% of GDP value annually


FIGHTING corruption is the talk of the town today, considering that the new Pakatan Harapan government had a five-point anti-corruption manifesto, vowing to make Malaysia one of the “cleanest” countries in the world.

But before that, how much has corrupt practices in Malaysia cost the country? And what are the remedial steps that can be taken?

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