KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 11 – Malaysia’s Corruption Perceptions Index (CPI) score remained at 50 points in 2024, unchanged from the previous year, according to Transparency...
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The country also retained its 57th position among 180 nations surveyed, despite ambitions to be among the top 25 by 2033. High-profile cases of discharge not amounting to acquittal and reduced sentences for convicted figures have fuelled perceptions of weak enforcement.
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