Put the foot down on corruption


KUDOS to former Chief Secretary to the Government Tan Sri Abdul Halim Ali and the Association of Administrative and Diplomatic Officers for their letter “Concerned by increasing corruption” (The Star, March 17).

Their concern resonates with Malaysians who are perturbed by the apparent increase in cases of corruption among civil servants, and our country’s current ranking in the 2024 Corruption Perceptions Index at 57th out of 180 nations.

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