Singapore least corrupt in Asia !!!

[kopiuncle]

SINGAPORE: Transparency International's 2012 Corruption Perceptions Index has ranked Singapore as the fifth least corrupt country in the world, coming behind Denmark, Finland, New Zealand and Sweden.

This is the same ranking the international anti-corruption watchdog gave Singapore in 2011.

Singapore is also the least corrupt in Asia, ahead of Japan which ranks 17th and South Korea which ranks 45th. Singapore was also ranked best for Asia in 2011.

UK shares 17th spot in this year's ranking, while the US is in 18th position.

The 2012 index ranked 176 countries by their perceived levels of public sector corruption.

The index assigns scores between one and 100, with 1 being highly corrupt and 100 clean.

- CNA/jc

 

[kopiuncle]

well done singaporeans!! kudos to our world class governance of excellence and transparency!!! majulah singapura!!!

 

[chuckyworld]

well done singaporeans!! kudos to our world class governance of excellence and transparency!!! majulah singapura!!!

Leegalise corruption, you sure can't beat that...where else in the world can you find that.......only a few discontent, with the size they have, they still want more....human nature you can't beat that no matter what is being offer....:*::*::*:

 

[batman1]

TI interpretation is that as long as corruption is legalised u are not corrupt.LOL.Come on ,everyone got eyes and ears to know corruption is deep-seated in the corrupt system benefitting the sole corrupt family.

 

[THE_CHANSTER]

I fully expect Malaysia and Indonesia to be somewhere near the bottom.

 

[tualingong]

sg legalized corruption where got corruption?

hk is better indicator. a truly advance society in asia. taiwan doesn't come close.

japan is also shitty. some angmo influences are good for asian societies.

 

[Simbian]

The keyword is perception. There is a reason why Singapore mainstream news establishment is ranked in the pits in press freedom.

 

[blur sotong]

Our ministers are the highest paid in the world by a fat margin - many times over.

To achieve the 5th spot in the ranking is really bad value for Singaporeans. :o :(

Can we ask the jiak liow bee 超级白 to take a pay cut?

Their pay should be somewhere between the 4th and 6th ranking as well.

 

[eErotica69]

The keyword is perception. There is a reason why Singapore mainstream news establishment is ranked in the pits in press freedom.

You are right. But off topic.

 

[Leongsam]

Considering the fact that the majority of Singaporeans are ethnic Chinese, this is indeed a remarkable achievement.

 

[Dinosaur]

TI interpretation is that as long as corruption is legalised u are not corrupt.LOL.Come on ,everyone got eyes and ears to know corruption is deep-seated in the corrupt system benefitting the sole corrupt family.

yeah, and with an estimated net worth of between US$1 to US$2 billion, having their assets managed by ang mohs in the US and Europe.

 

[jubilee1919]

I fully expect Malaysia and Indonesia to be somewhere near the bottom.

Malaysian firms lose deals due to bribery, TI survey shows
The Malaysian Insider – Wed, Dec 5, 2012



By Ida Lim

KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 5 – Malaysia tops the list in a Transparency International (TI) survey of 30 countries where companies felt they had lost deals because they did not pay bribes.

The Bribery Payers Survey was carried out locally by pollsters Gallup among 101 companies that deal with the private and public sector.

“Fifty per cent say ‘yes’, which is very high,” Datuk Paul Low, the president of TI’s Malaysian chapter, said at a press conference today.

“I think this should be a cause of concern for us,” he said, adding that it suggests corruption is deeply entrenched in the country’s system and institutions.

The question asked was: “During the last 12 months, do you think that your company has failed to win a contract or gain new business because a competitor has paid a bribe?”

Malaysia has the highest score at 50 per cent, followed by Mexico and Indonesia at 48 and 47 per cent respectively.

Japan had the lowest number of companies that believed they had lost business due to bribery at two per cent, while Singapore and South Korea scored nine and 11 per cent respectively.

In the same survey, Malaysia received a rating of 4.1 when the respondents were asked for their opinion on how common it is for public officials to demand or accept bribes.

Malaysia also scored a rating of 4.3 when those polled were asked: “How common is the misuse of public funds by high-ranking public officials and politicians?”

For these two questions, the rating is on a scale of one to five, with one indicating ‘never’ and five indicating ‘very common’.

When asked to rate the Putrajaya’s effectiveness in the fight against corruption in the private sector, 75 per cent felt the government was ineffective, while six per cent said it was effective.

According to Low, TI had chose the 30 countries because of the high level of international trade and investment in their countries.

http://my.news.yahoo.com/malaysian-firms-lose-deals-due-to-bribery-ti-085748198.html

 

[kopiuncle]

singapore is still a clean place to work and a clean place to do business. kudos to our world class governance. hooray!

 

[blackmondy]

SINGAPORE: Transparency International's 2012 Corruption Perceptions Index has ranked Singapore as the fifth least corrupt country in the world, coming behind Denmark, Finland, New Zealand and Sweden.

Or should it be fifth LEEs corrupt country in the world ?

 

[Kinana]

Kudos to PAP for keeping Singapore clean.

 

[syed putra]

They are joking right.
Singapore's private sector is probably one of the most corrupt in the world.
Everything involves kickbacks in the form of entertainment or money.
Just look how singapore bunker suppliers corrupted all the sailors in the region. Now they all assume that a percentage of the bunker fuel belongs to them because of kickbacks and supplying less than ordered.

 

[CheongSam]

To be exact , legally corrupted.