Whither corruption in Malaysia? ― Rais Hussin and Jason Loh | Malay Mail

JULY 13 ― Can we reverse and uproot that culture of corruption and venality that’s become endemic ― and to an extent institutionalised ― in our society so as to eventually fade away like the old Marxist theory of “the withering away of the State”? Or must we be content with ensuring only that corruption doesn’t veer out of control but kept suppressed within certain “reasonable limits” since, like other crimes, it’s a reality that defies all attempts at...

Hence, corruption is the “legalisation” or “semi-legalisation” of criminality by the State simply because it has the means and resources to do so. On the other hand, it’s also entirely possible for the public to summon and muster their individual and collective will to resist the temptation to bribe and support all measures to contain and finally overcome the culture of corruption.

Unlike in Japan, where the strategic alliance between the government of the day and the zaibatsu alongside the keiretsu never produced high-levels of corruption. Transparency International , the global anti-corruption non-governmental organisation , has ranked Japan at 19/180 in its Corruption Perception Index of 2020. The CPI score for Japan is 74/100. This compared to South Korea at 33/180 and 61/100.

To date, more than 700 such cases have been investigated. The KPK enjoys a much higher degree of public trust and support than the other Indonesian law enforcement agencies. But political interference threatens to dilute the KPK’s renowned effectiveness and independence . During the finale of the 1980 general election, as is customary during the campaigning period, the late Lee Kuan Yew gave the ending speech of the People’s Action Party . In one of his memorable speeches ever, the disciplinarian reported to the voters at the Fullerton Square election rally that day about his encounter with the non-compliant Singapore Airlines Pilots Association individuals who had gone on a work-to-rule strike, thus causing flight disruptions.

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