Malaysia also improved in terms of score, going up six points to 53 in the corruption index. In 2018, Malaysia ranked 61 out of 180 countries, scoring 47 out of 100. TI-Malaysia president Dr Muhammad Mohan (pic) congratulated the entire nation, adding that all have done their part, not just the government and civil servants, to help improve the country's ranking. The new government has committed to make Malaysia free of corruption, ” he told a press conference on Thursday (Jan 23). He also urged civil servants, NGOs, enforcement officers and all Malaysians to help the country achieve a higher score next year.

Source: The Star January 23, 2020 05:26 UTC