KUALA LUMPUR: In the Transparency International (TI) Corruption Perceptions Index (CPI) for 2020, Malaysia dropped six spots to 57th position among 180 countries. Dr Muhammad Mohan, president of Transparency International Malaysia (TI-M), said Malaysia’s score also worsened to 51 out of 100 points in the CPI survey. “We may have dropped by two points which are statistically insignificant, but the …

SHAH ALAM: At the Sessions Court here today, a former senior assistant secretary to the ministry was charged with two counts of collecting RM100,000 in bribes related to the issuance of tenders to supply and distribute bio-fertilizers to a company. Shahrulzaman Jaafar, 43, reported to have been tried on both counts. He was formerly with the Ministry of Agriculture and …

KUALA LUMPUR: Former Malaysian Minister Tengku Adnan Tengku Mansor was sentenced to 12 months’ imprisonment on Monday (Dec 21) after being convicted of corruption four years ago for accepting RM2 million (US$494,000) from a businessman. Judge Mohamed Zaini Mazlan of the High Court ruled that the prosecution had proven its case against Tengku Adnan, who turned 70 on Sunday, beyond …

KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 25-The most recent survey by Transparency International on corruption in Malaysia showed that 71 percent of people here see government corruption entrenched. 67% of Malaysians surveyed, however, believe that the new government is doing a decent job of combating corruption. The Global Corruption Barometer for Asia 2020 by Transparency International, covering 17 nations and 20,000 respondents, was …

Chief Commissioner Datuk Seri Azam Baki of the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) shared that the anti-graft body expects unethical practices and misuse of authority in Malaysia to grow in the coming years. According to a story by The Star today, he said this is because of the vulnerable and dynamic climate that Malaysia currently finds itself in, but did not …

METRO MANILA – President Duterte said on Monday that expect a lot of dismissals, suspensions as well as prosecutions as swore to o clean up the bureaucracy before the year ends. Duterte, In a government’s typhoon response briefing said that several officials from the Philippine Health Insurance Corporation (PhilHealth), Bureau of Immigration (BI), and the Bureau of Customs (BoC) will …

METRO MANILA – Public Works Secretary Mark Villar has created a task force to investigate reportedly rampant corruption into by employees and officials in the agency. The decision to form a task force came in after a state auditors flagged over P100 billion worth of unimplemented projects in 2019. Secretary Villar creates DPWH Task Force against graft and corruption pic.twitter.com/dfFO9c0eyo …

METRO MANILA – Former Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) officials in Central Visayas have been convicted of of graft by the Sandiganbayan 6th Division in connection with the decorative lampposts in Lapu-Lapu City, Cebu, which were installed during the 12th Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) summit in 2007. The Sandiganbayan’s Sixth Division sentenced then-DPWH Regional Director Robert …

MANILA – President Rodrigo Duterte will announce the new head of the Philippine Health Insurance Corporation today, Senator Bong Go confirmed. Senator Go said that Duterte will make the announcement during his weekly address to the nation. Earlier last week, Duterte asked former head Morales to step down due to health conditions. Moralen then filed the resignation, which Duterte accepted. …

MANILA – Malacañang confirmed on Thursday that President Duterte has accepted Philippine Health Insurance Corp. (PhilHealth) president Ricardo Morales’ resignation. According to presidential spokesperson Harry Roque, Duterte has accepted his resignation and already looking for a new head for the state insurance. The resignation came in when the President asked Morales to step down from his post due to health …