M'sia drops six spots in global corruption perception index

As world governments continue to wage war against the Covid-19 pandemic, global anti-corruption coalition Transparency-International said findings of its Corruption Perception Index (CPI) have revealed a "corruption crisis" amid the public health crisis.

The results of the annual survey were launched today amid a backdrop of fiscal measures taken by governments to address Covid-19 related expenditures, including spending that may not have gone through adequate check and balance procedures...