Malaysia is the worst country in Asia-Pacific in Transparency International Corruption Perception Index in past 16 years since the start of the annual ranking in 1995
Despite the “1Malaysia People First Performance Now” slogan and the alphabet soup of GTP, NKRA, MKRA, SRIs, ETP etc and one Roadmap after another of Prime Minister, Datuk Seri Najib Razak and the National Integrity Plan of former Prime Minister Tun Abdullah Ahmad Badawi, Malaysia is the worst country in the Asia-Pacific in Transparency International (TI) Corruption Perception Index (CPI) in past 16 years since the start of the annual ranking in 1995.
In the first TI CPI in 1995, Malaysia was ranked No. 23 out of 41 countries or the 6th highest-ranked nation after New Zealand -1, Singapore – 3, Australia – 7, Hong Kong – 17 and Japan – 20, with a CPI score of 5.28.
Sixteen years later, after numerous anti-corruption campaigns, two major anti-corruption legislation and “transformation” of the former Anti-Corruption Agency (ACA) into Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) with massive infusion of public funds and increase of staffing, Malaysia has continued to remain in the lowest TI CPI ranking of No. 56 as last year but with the lowest CPI score of 4.4 – falling to No. 11 country placing in the Asia-Pacific.
In the past 16 years, Malaysia had lost out to five other countries in the Asia-Pacific, namely Taiwan now ranked No. 33 with CPI score of 5.8; Bhutan (No. 36 – 5.7 ); Brunei (No.38 – 5.5); South Korea (No. 39 – 5.4) and Macau (No.46 – 5.0).
Even more serious, other countries which had been down on the list of the TI CPI ranking are fast catching up while Malaysia is fast falling down!
Thailand, China and Indonesia are three examples in Asia. China was ranked No. 40 with a CPI score of 2.16 in 1995. In 2010, China was ranked No. 78 with a CPI score of 3.5.
At the annual average rate of China’s improvement and Malaysia’s regression of their CPI score in the last 16 years, China will not only catch up but will leave Malaysia behind in the TI CPI, both in ranking and in score in a matter of six years – come 2017!
Another Asian country set to overtake Malaysia is Thailand, which was ranked No. 34 with CPI score of 2.79 in 1995, and is now ranked together with China at No. 78 with CPI score of 3.5.
Breathing down Malaysia’s necks in the TI CPI is India (No. 87 – 3.3), having climbed from No. 35 with CPI score of 2.78 in 1995.
Even Indonesia is making significant strides in the anti-corruption front. Ranked at the very bottom of No. 41 in 1995, with CPI score of 1.94, Indonesia is now ranked No. 110 with a CPI score of 2.8 in 2010.
Malaysia is the worst country in the TI CPI in the past 16 years, falling from No. 23 with CPI score of 5.28 to No. 56 with CPI score of 4.4 in 2010.
Malaysia is also losing out to other countries in other regions. For instance Turkey, which was ranked No. 29 in 1995 with CPI score of 4.4 has caught up with Malaysia in 2010, equally ranked No. 56 with 4.4 CPI score.
It is heart-rending to see Malaysia losing out to Middle East countries. Jordan was ranked No. 30 with CPI score of 4.89 in the 1996 TI CPI when Malaysia was ranked No. 26 with CPI score of 5.32. In TI CPI 2010, Jordan has shot ahead of Malaysia, ranked No. 50 with CPI score of 4.7.
Saudi Arabia, which was first ranked No. 46 with CPI score of 4.5 in 2003 (when Malaysia was ranked No. 37 with CPI score of 5.2) is now ahead, with ranking of 50 and CPI score of 4.7.
In the past 16 years, Malaysia is perceived by the world as becoming more and more corrupt while other countries have become less corrupt!
The NKRA on “fighting corruption” had set the target to increase the TI CPI score from 4.5 last year to 4.9 this year, but the reverse has taken place, falling to a new national low of 4.4!
What is most unacceptable and reprehensible is the attempt by the Minister for NKRA Datuk Idris Jala, Pemandu (Performance Management and Deliverty Unit) and the MACC to whitewash the shocking failures of anti-corruption measures this year by claiming that the TI CPI ranking and scores are not correct or reliable.
Pemandu claimed that in the past year, Malaysia had bettered the graft score from 5.2 to 6.3 in the IMD World Competitiveness Yearbook, from 3.6 to 4.6 in the Political and Economic Risk Consultancy’s (PERC) Asian Intelligence Newsletter and from 4.5 to 4.6 in the World Economic Forum’s (WEF) Global Competitiveness Report – and that based on the “average score of the four surveys, it is clear that Malaysia’s index has improved from 4.45 in 2009 to 4.975 in 2010”.
Pemandu, which is being staffed by highly-paid consultants and professionals, is being most dishonest, unethical and unprofessional in trying to engage in an unacademic PR exercise to gloss over the abject failures on the anti-corruption NKRA front as TI CPI had not changed its methodology from previous years.
Malaysia’s CPI 2010 is calculated by TI using nine sources by six independent institutions – the same as in previous CPIs. Unless Pemandu challenges the validity of previous CPI scores, it cannot selectively dispute the validity of the 2010 CPI.
The worst TI CPI score for Malaysia in 2010 should be a top issue in Parliament for the government to explain in the 2011 Budget winding-up stage of debate. Instead, this subject has been avoided like the plague, although many MPs had spoken about it in the debate.
The two Ministers in the Prime Minister’s Department, Datuk Seri Nazri Aziz and Tan Sri Dr. Koh Tsu Koon studiously avoided the subject of Malaysia’s worst TI CPI in 16 years in their winding-up, further undermining public confidence in the political will and commitment of the Barisan Nasional government to declare war on corruption, particularly grand corruption of the “Ikan yus” as distinct from “ikan bilis”, as well as the real worth and utility of expensive Government Transformation Programme run by highly-paid professionals and consultants with their NKRAs, MKRAs, SRIs, etc.
MACC is the chief agency which must be held responsible for the failure of the anti-corruption NKRA, resulting in Malaysia becoming the worst country in Asia-Pacific in Transparency International Corruption Perception Index in past 16 years since the start of the annual ranking in 1995.
In the past seven years, Parliament has trebled the budget for the anti-corruption agency, from RM76.4 million for ACA in 2005 to RM202 million for the MACC in the 2011 Budget – but these increased expenditures, staff and facilities have resulted in a worsening anti-corruption record.
This is the reason for the RM10 cut motion against the MACC Chief Commissioner.
[Speech in Parliament on Tuesday, 9th November 2010 when moving RM10-cut motion against MACC Chief Commissioner]
transformation towards the wrong end
rasuah = umno,
so
rasuah – umno = 0
i.e.
zero corruption is only attainable without umno,
///MACC is the chief agency which must be held responsible for the failure of the anti-corruption NKRA///
MACC’s standard excuse: we investigated both “Ikan yus” as distinct from “ikan bilis” but have no independent powers to prosecute! (Decision to prosecute under the MACC Act vests with Public prosecutor).
//Lack of patriotism among reasons for lack of non-Malays in armed forces// Ahmad zahid
oyyy..tongkoi, it is not lack of patriotism. it is your blatant corruption and ketuanan that are making us to have lack of patriotism.
if there is a call to oust you corrupted b@stards, i am sure there are no lack of patriotism amongst the non-malays.
Give chance lah 2 KTK, he is still mustering his garang chi through tánglángquán b4 he transforms fr soft 2 firm/hard/turgid
Datuk Mat Zain bin Ibrahim is a rare breed of police officer in the country. How often do we see a man with a “Conscience” to stick out his neck to defend justice?
In a county where the PM, Home Minister, DPM, IGP, AG and even doctors are scoundrels who will even protect murderers, this Mat Zain must be congratulated for his God-given courage.
May God Bless him and his family.
Even if the AG had raped an UMNO Minister’s daughter, these Barisan MPs will vote against the RM10.00 cut.
They do not know the meaning of justice and fair play.
Nazri is playing for time. The cabinet will do nothing. Just mark my words. These idiots, including the PM, owe their lives to Gani. They will protect him.
Our Transparency International Corruption Perception Index will continue to dive since the government is not serious in wiping out corruption.
“Rose Rose I love you..with my aching heart.
What is our future…now I know we have to part”
Naf Toon Rosak singing to Rosie.
All also know Rosie have final say.
Journalists left one by one..leaving yes ones clinging to jobs.
Atlantuya…who is the mastermind?
That’s why Naf Toon Rosa dare to swear at mosque and said “FRIVOLOUS” to Bala.
He is actually telling Bala…Rosie did it not me.
And why Rosie did it?
That why he sings…
Rose Rose I love you…
Transparency?
What transparency?
It’s Greek to Malaysians.
We are jungle people.
woompa woompa woompa…doom doom doom…meaning…get lost with transparency. ..so said Najib .our famous Dealer-man.
That’s why many houses need water filters to filter the muck they send us.
Everything is opaque here. Nothing is safe or clean.
UmnoB controls all – executive, legislative, judiciary, n royalty
Y is there a need 2 b transparent? Who cares abt TICP Index?
Even she-PM took over fr he-PM without any fart fr DPM n d executive
She-PM has her own big fat budget n her own title of d 1st lady
All these years they have only ONE OBJECTIVE : to gather all they could lay hand on; it used to be done discretely now it is so open that it has become our habit. Everything has a price, otherwise, the Ah Longs would not behave as they do, the rascles in town turned a blind eye to the red traffic light, anyone with some cash to throw happily show their most lowly behaviour knowing fully well they can buy themselves out of any situation! That is Bolehland. of course, I also think, it is our Karma seeing the way PKR carries out its internal election! THEY gonna stay another term! Yes, someone sent me a note from AMPAS on the late P. Ramlee, yes we will all pay for it like the Great Talent who was now hero whorshipped after he is gone!!!
Hence his warning to all those talents out there, be forewarned!!!!
Y LKS no moved RM10-cut motion against Deputy Education Minister Wee KS 4 issuing a misleading statement abt d Kuching’s 10-year-old Basil Anak Beginda was caned by Iskander Fadeli not because he brought non-halal food to school, but 4 another reason
Basil’s mother was truly p!ssed off by d UmnoB ball-licking Wee
NKRA is a hastily launched programme to blame somebodies for their lost of seats in the elections. But they do it in the name of the rakyat. Doing it for the rakyat so they say. If the rakyat actually knows how NKRA is done, then they will know there is no such a thing as a real transformation. Even in the movie Transformers, these machines and men can transform but they can transform back to their original self. It is the original self that should not and can not be original anymore if there is a real transformation. Let’s see the next big election. If they win and things go back to as before, then you can tie a stone to NKRA and chuck it into the mighty Rejang River.
Our present government is not only race base, they are also bribe base. The special privileges and rights are a form of bribe too. If you don’t vote UMNO, you might not get free money.Shameless BN.
Poor sad Malaysia. I can’t shed tears for the poor thing as I have become emotionally detached. But I still can feel pity. I pity the poor dear, her reputation is in tatters and her bright future of being a regional power house is all but a faded dream. So much promise and all of it squandered.