Malaysia Doesn't Deny Latest Transparency Corruption Index
Malaysia is not denying the latest Transparency International 2006 Corruption Perception Index which places the country at 44th placing compared to 38th in 2005, said Minister in the Prime Minister's Department Tan Sri Bernard Dompok.Malaysia is now on 44th placing among 163 countries surveyed by the Transparency International in its 2006 Corruption Perception Index (CPI), scoring five out of 10 points.
A score of 10 points denotes a clean economy while one point refers to a highly corrupt state.
"The position is not too bad. We are not in denial, there are certain obstacles that we need to face", he told reporters after officiating the World Ethics and Transparency Forum here Monday.
The two-day forum was jointly organized by the Asian Strategy and Leadership Institute (ASLI) and Transparency International Malaysia.
Without revealing what he meant by obstacles, Dompok said there were shortcomings that needed to be addressed.
"That is why we are supportive of a forum like this," he said referring to today's forum which was officiated by him.
The CPI also places Malaysia on 10th placing out of 25 economies in the Asia Pacific Region.
Dompok said even though there was a certain weakness in the study's methodology, he said Malaysia was working harder to improve its corruption perception index.
Dompok repeated the government's stand to act firmly without fear or favour against corrupt practices.
On the suggestion that the government reveals the contents of the agreement involving privatisation projects such as the highway projects in order to show transparency on the part of the government, Dompok said the matter had been brought up at the cabinet meeting. (Bernama)
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****** I wonder what the 'certain obstacles' and 'shortcomings' that the minister is referring to which prevents us from becoming a more transparent and less corrupt country. Any ideas?
Labels: Malaysia - General
posted by The Malaysian. at 2/12/2007 03:33:00 PM
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By 'certain obstacles', Dompok could be referring to the UMNO politicos and their cronies. By 'shortcomings' Dompok could be referring to the half-past-six government.
Well, let's face facts - we are now ruled by a colonialist government in Kuala Lumpur instead of one in London. That's all. The government thinks of the country as its private coffers, and sees fit to treat it like a giant estate for it and its lackeys to use.
That's why Dompok so easily admitted the truth - because he is secure in his position as a running dog of the colonialist government.
The only way Transparency can improve is to allow greater freedom of the press and broadcast media without reprisals.
Saw that coming after the 1965 riots and today the society is still "tightly controlled."
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