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By Georg Neumann

Malaysia’s Transparency Perception Survey (MTPS) 2007, developed by TI’s chapter in Malaysia, was launched in Kuala Lumpur on 5 March. The survey found that respondents from both the public and private sectors continue to perceive that the problems relating to integrity and transparency are acute and serious.

Government agencies at risk, particularly police and other enforcement and regulatory agencies, are perceived to have the lowest levels of transparency and integrity. Respondents agreed that they were largely supportive of measures to reform the present governance system and that deeper systemic changes were necessary for more sustainable improvements. The MTPS is a part of TI Malaysia's on-going effort to raise public awareness and generate an informed debate on issues related to graft and integrity in Malaysia. The survey polled 1,000 representatives from the public sector and 400 representatives from the private sector between December 2006 and January 2007.