By Gina Fazio
The Anti-graft watchdog organization Transparency International recently issued its yearly report on the corruption of nations around the world. Malaysia ranked 56 out of 180 (180 being the most corrupt) with a Corruption Perception Rating of 4.5 out of 10 with 10 being the absolute least corrupt.
This is a severe drop from last year's rating of 47 and a CPI of 5.1. This is the worst score Malaysia has ever received. DAP Parliamentary leader Lim Kit Siang said that this all time low rating might be related to the mysterious death of political aide to the DAP Teoh Beng Hock on July 16 who was blown up with C-4.
Malaysia's low puts it on the same level as Namibia, Samoa, Slovakia, and Latvia.
Nearby Indonesia ranked 111th on the TI with a pitiful CPI of 2.8. However, Indonesia has been on the rise going from less than 2.0, to 2.6 in 2006 and now 2.8. This might be because of the improving administration of President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono.
Alternatively, Malaysia's neighbor Singapore was in first place with a CPI of 9.0.
It is unclear is PM Najib Razak will make any statement on this all time low for a nation just recently praised by the United States for it's shining economic example in South East Asia.
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