The Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU)’s latest Democracy Index brings us two sets of news: the good and the bad. Malaysia joins 53 others in what the EIU terms a “flawed democracy”, notwithstanding its improved ranking. With a little effort here and there, Malaysia should be able to make it to the full democracy list. Though the global score has been slipping and sliding away for some time now, the 2019 Democracy Index is the worst since it began in 2006. And to take the Democracy Index south.

Source: New Strait Times February 05, 2020 15:56 UTC