By Syed Jaymal Zahiid - Free Malaysia TodayFMT ALERT KUALA LUMPUR: Public faith in the government's battle against corruption is growing, according to the latest report by Transparency International.
This year's report on global corruption barometer showed that 48% of the respondents believe that the government was doing an "effective" job in fighting graft.
The figure exceeded the 37% target set by the government under its National Key Results Area (NKRA).
However, the perception that Malaysia's key institutions were corrupt remained high with a 1% increase from last year's 39%.
The latest to be caught in the anti-corruption dragnet was former Selangor menteri besar Mohd Khir Toyo, who is also an infuential figure in Umno.
Prior to this, former MCA president Dr Ling Liong Sik was hauled to court over the Port Klang Free Zone (PKFZ) scandal.
Despite the big names, detractors have accused Prime Minister Najib Tun Razak's administration of ochestrating a charade to woo voters.
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