AS the former president of Transparency International Malaysia and now an honorary commissioner in the MACC, I am deeply disappointed with Malaysia’s poor performance in the International Corruption Perception Index (CPI). We have dropped seven places from 55 to 62 out of 180 countries. Our CPI score has declined to 47/100, well below the perceived passing mark of 50/100.
This is the worst result in the last five years. It’s not only deeply disappointing but gravely disturbing and damaging to Malaysia’s aspirations in building the image of a developed or high-income nation.
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