var comments = {"total":"40","items":[{"id":"25975","storyid":"117671","author":"Selian","userid":"74587","date":"1258523393","content":"This is an insult to ICAC, when we say we want to be like them and formed MACC. Then worse still when we fall further down. Why? The MACC is still the same ACA, just a name change? Or with more opposition ADUNS and MP's they manage to disclose more corruptions that was kept under the carpet all these while, or now MACC is busy with the \"small fish\" and letting the big fish play free? \n\nIs MACC relevant? Or we might a committee that consist of equal members from BN\/PAKATAN\/Related NGO to move the MACC to be more effective and not in control politically?","icon":"<img alt=\"usericon\" src=\"http:\/\/comments.malaysiakini.com\/images\/defaulticon.jpg?1259127900\" height=\"40\" width=\"40\" \/>"},{"id":"25947","storyid":"117671","author":"Spokenthots","userid":"75727","date":"1258515178","content":"How to clean a dirty table? By using a dirty piece of cloth or by using a clean piece of cloth. When you can answer this truthfully then you also have the solution and answer to the problem.","icon":"<img alt=\"usericon\" src=\"http:\/\/comments.malaysiakini.com\/images\/defaulticon.jpg?1259127900\" height=\"40\" width=\"40\" \/>"},{"id":"25946","storyid":"117671","author":"Spokenthots","userid":"75727","date":"1258515014","content":"To the man in the street, What else is new? The average joe has to face this ugly thing daily, tell him something new. What to do about it? Your guess is as good as the next guy. Simply, becos, it has infiltrated the whole way of life through poor standards and ethics and principles of our esteemed leaders. Its all talk and more talk, but no action. The agencies that could act had their teeth removed by Tun Mahatir and Co. So what do you expect from these actions., it has directly encouraged corruption and abuse at all levels of society. TI-M, is just being diplomatic, because the main culprits are the politicians involvement, and they cant step on too many toes or it will bite.","icon":"<img alt=\"usericon\" src=\"http:\/\/comments.malaysiakini.com\/images\/defaulticon.jpg?1259127900\" height=\"40\" width=\"40\" \/>"},{"id":"25941","storyid":"117671","author":"TONY","userid":"961","date":"1258513964","content":"Surely this is a very poor reflection not only of the government but the MACC. I hope Idris Jala will get cracking on implementing KPA for the MACC as his first priority. For a start, just one KPA will do and that is, getting the CPI down. Failing which, the Chairman of MACC should be booted out.","icon":"<img alt=\"usericon\" src=\"http:\/\/comments.malaysiakini.com\/images\/defaulticon.jpg?1259127900\" height=\"40\" width=\"40\" \/>"},{"id":"25937","storyid":"117671","author":"Fair","userid":"43508","date":"1258512970","content":"Yup, How low can you go. \n We have no excuses, but then what is the position of USA, UK, France and all the Western countries. Why hide it, after all since we disgrace ourselves, and some of you seem to be feeling good and happy about it, lets ask why , UK, USA, and all the many Hero's of your dreams and  like them and other Western countries are not Joint NUMBER ONE ? Also read carefully , ' NO region in the world is free of corruption \" I am not happy we are number 56, but there is nothing to be happy about , as calling the Government corrupt, will not wipe the name off you as a Malaysian.","icon":"<img alt=\"usericon\" src=\"http:\/\/comments.malaysiakini.com\/images\/defaulticon.jpg?1259127900\" height=\"40\" width=\"40\" \/>"},{"id":"25936","storyid":"117671","author":"kgan","userid":"48188","date":"1258512968","content":"Just the faintest whiff of corruption is enough for MACC to investigate opposition politicians. It can be an unsubstantiated allegation, a poison pen letter or allegation in an anonymous website and MACC will swing into action. When it comes to BN politicians, reports, witness statements and documented evidence are ignored. When the public pressure gets too intense they will call in the accused for \"teh tarik and chit chat\" session and after that NO FURTHER ACTION. This is how the MACC works. An insult to all Malaysians!","icon":"<img alt=\"usericon\" src=\"http:\/\/comments.malaysiakini.com\/images\/defaulticon.jpg?1259127900\" height=\"40\" width=\"40\" \/>"},{"id":"25933","storyid":"117671","author":"kgan","userid":"48188","date":"1258512507","content":"Will any big fish be prosecuted for PKFZ? I don't think even small fish will be prosecuted, no need to ask about big fish. Paul Low is just an apologist for the lack of political will to fight corruption. What about VK Lingam and Eusoffe Chin? Why no action even with video recording, photographic evidence and witness testimony? The MACC seems more interested in going after small fish and opposition politicians. Bah!","icon":"<img alt=\"usericon\" src=\"http:\/\/comments.malaysiakini.com\/images\/defaulticon.jpg?1259127900\" height=\"40\" width=\"40\" \/>"},{"id":"25927","storyid":"117671","author":"Tan Teng Wah","userid":"74169","date":"1258511075","content":"\"How low can you go?\" - only these words from the lyrics of LIMBO ROCK (by Chubby Checker) could fittingly ask. It is really a 1Malaysia Shame!","icon":"<img alt=\"usericon\" src=\"http:\/\/comments.malaysiakini.com\/images\/defaulticon.jpg?1259127900\" height=\"40\" width=\"40\" \/>"},{"id":"25926","storyid":"117671","author":"hardtail","userid":"28374","date":"1258510945","content":"let's make 1Malaysia more meaningful by striving for 1 on the CPI. 56Malaysia!!!","icon":"<img alt=\"usericon\" src=\"http:\/\/comments.malaysiakini.com\/images\/defaulticon.jpg?1259127900\" height=\"40\" width=\"40\" \/>"},{"id":"25924","storyid":"117671","author":"honest","userid":"53922","date":"1258510340","content":"Mr. Paul Low, are u sure the score is 4.5 or 1.5??? How much did our BN govt paid you to down play the figures???? Judging from so many unresolve high profile corrupt cases eg. Toyo, Lingam and etc, etc etc. the ranking should be much worse.","icon":"<img alt=\"usericon\" src=\"http:\/\/comments.malaysiakini.com\/images\/defaulticon.jpg?1259127900\" height=\"40\" width=\"40\" \/>"},{"id":"25922","storyid":"117671","author":"PM Moey","userid":"75368","date":"1258509458","content":"So much for Najib's rhetoric on curbing corruption. The fact that the country continues to slide down the Corruption Index only proves to show that we have become 1Big Joke in the eyes of global community.","icon":"<img alt=\"usericon\" src=\"http:\/\/comments.malaysiakini.com\/images\/defaulticon.jpg?1259127900\" height=\"40\" width=\"40\" \/>"},{"id":"25909","storyid":"117671","author":"malay","userid":"72517","date":"1258506217","content":"Our PM and the group are busy in looking fault in destroying pakan government and Opoosition leader.How our country more tranparent.Our judiciary,police macc all are working for BN.Otherwise all these bodies must work independently wothout interference of our leaders. People like Nazri can make the country worst.Look at our police .If they do the survey in police abuse and people die in prison , i think malaysia can get in the 1st place.","icon":"<img alt=\"usericon\" src=\"http:\/\/comments.malaysiakini.com\/images\/defaulticon.jpg?1259127900\" height=\"40\" width=\"40\" \/>"},{"id":"25901","storyid":"117671","author":"ben","userid":"72304","date":"1258500822","content":"The government will say that we are still better than Somalia, Sudan and Indonesia.","icon":"<img alt=\"usericon\" src=\"http:\/\/comments.malaysiakini.com\/images\/defaulticon.jpg?1259127900\" height=\"40\" width=\"40\" \/>"},{"id":"25899","storyid":"117671","author":"Sukdershan Singh","userid":"31134","date":"1258500155","content":"Congratulations  Malaysia !!!! This is the true definition of \"Malaysia Boleh culture\".\nNow just sit back and see how much of FDI will flow in, I won't be surprised that the money flowing in is........","icon":"<img alt=\"usericon\" src=\"http:\/\/comments.malaysiakini.com\/images\/defaulticon.jpg?1259127900\" height=\"40\" width=\"40\" \/>"},{"id":"25898","storyid":"117671","author":"Louis","userid":"24837","date":"1258498608","content":"To improve the index, the only ways are:\n1. Charge and convict those implicated in Lingam's tape scandals.\n2. Investigate thouroughly allegations against a former MB and his wife.\n3. Prosecute without fear and favour those involved in PKFZ scandal.\n4. Finally replace the directors of MACC with highly competent ones.\n\nIf MACC can succeed in carrying out those mentioned, I bet my last ringgit that our world ranking will improve by at least 10 places.","icon":"<img alt=\"usericon\" src=\"http:\/\/comments.malaysiakini.com\/images\/defaulticon.jpg?1259127900\" height=\"40\" width=\"40\" \/>"},{"id":"25897","storyid":"117671","author":"Loyal Malaysian","userid":"38151","date":"1258492817","content":"Let's see what the UMNOputras spin doctors come up with.\nOne scenario - No lah these people do not understand our culture; that's the way business gets done or approved here!!\nYou have to grease some palms to get things moving!!","icon":"<img alt=\"usericon\" src=\"http:\/\/comments.malaysiakini.com\/images\/defaulticon.jpg?1259127900\" height=\"40\" width=\"40\" \/>"},{"id":"25895","storyid":"117671","author":"batupahat","userid":"24609","date":"1258484718","content":"Congratulation, Bravo, Tahniah, Keong Hee..... Malaysia we did it again. Improvement to Malaysia means going south. Geography Teachers's please buck up. Malaysian are losing their sense of orientation. Thanks to Hisham Keris.","icon":"<img alt=\"usericon\" src=\"http:\/\/comments.malaysiakini.com\/images\/defaulticon.jpg?1259127900\" height=\"40\" width=\"40\" \/>"},{"id":"25893","storyid":"117671","author":"BL Khan","userid":"71848","date":"1258479124","content":"Paul Low, u are trying to sweeten the TI findings by saying Najib is cleaning up the judiciary, police force and MACC... Either you are living on a different continent or you scared shit you may end up \"falling\" from a twenty storey building... If you don't have the guts you shud just quit....","icon":"<img alt=\"usericon\" src=\"http:\/\/comments.malaysiakini.com\/images\/defaulticon.jpg?1259127900\" height=\"40\" width=\"40\" \/>"},{"id":"25887","storyid":"117671","author":"Fadila Zainal","userid":"70875","date":"1258477227","content":"People knows best, rasuah is everywhere. Even the garbage collector also asking few bucks just to clear extra garbage after a kenduri. If everybody is doing it why not right...ITS JUST NOT RIGHT. Change must come from top post then only these anak ikan will follow.!!","icon":"<img alt=\"usericon\" src=\"http:\/\/comments.malaysiakini.com\/images\/defaulticon.jpg?1259127900\" height=\"40\" width=\"40\" \/>"},{"id":"25871","storyid":"117671","author":"justgreat","userid":"75314","date":"1258472046","content":"Mr Paul Low, either you are blind or you have become a crony of Najib and his band of merry men. Oh! We hv also not forgotten you were an MCA goon too. What initiatives are you talking about to combat corruption? Hope pinned on MACC to do their job, forget it! They are busy crucifying anyone opposed to UMNO\/BN that they do not hv time for other things. Just today, the SUN newpaper questioned why there was no headway in the investigation to several high profile cases. I am sure all of us know why, don't we? So, Paul don't shoot yrself in yr foot and blindly support these 'initiatives'! Reform to judiciary? Another myth! The judiciary in Malaysia is so biased that when the Attorney General is suuposed to be upholding the law for the people and must be seen to be impartial, this silly clown of our AG is biased to UMNO\/BN. So, our 56th position in the index is justified. UMNO\/BN has dug a hole so deep for Malaysia that we will never get out of. Malaysia Boleh lah!","icon":"<img alt=\"usericon\" src=\"http:\/\/comments.malaysiakini.com\/images\/defaulticon.jpg?1259127900\" height=\"40\" width=\"40\" \/>"},{"id":"25870","storyid":"117671","author":"SMC77","userid":"60247","date":"1258471232","content":"If we keep on having BN in power, our ranking in CPI will sooner or later catching up with the FIFA ranking of our national football team which used to be a regional power many years ago. BN is really good in screwing up the rakyat.","icon":"<img alt=\"usericon\" src=\"http:\/\/comments.malaysiakini.com\/images\/defaulticon.jpg?1259127900\" height=\"40\" width=\"40\" \/>"},{"id":"25866","storyid":"117671","author":"pissed","userid":"50798","date":"1258470541","content":"Phew!!!!....Thank GOD it wasn't 180th.....Go on Najib,MACC...we still have 126 rankings to go....its still save to be corrupt...Bravo!!","icon":"<img alt=\"usericon\" src=\"http:\/\/comments.malaysiakini.com\/images\/defaulticon.jpg?1259127900\" height=\"40\" width=\"40\" \/>"},{"id":"25863","storyid":"117671","author":"MFOR","userid":"70019","date":"1258469330","content":"Technically but not illegally shall be the obfuscation statements coming thick and thin. How does this bunch ever sleep at night, knowing that there are people dying because of crappy medical care, kids deprived of better education, 3 wonderful promising kids falling off suspension bridges to horrible watery deaths, etc etc etc, all because of the plundering and looting. You lot may shine in this world, but will have to deal with all those who suffered in this life because of your demonic deeds. Hell is a prolonged affair.","icon":"<img alt=\"usericon\" src=\"http:\/\/comments.malaysiakini.com\/images\/defaulticon.jpg?1259127900\" height=\"40\" width=\"40\" \/>"},{"id":"25854","storyid":"117671","author":"Loh Wan Hung","userid":"56207","date":"1258466551","content":"Corruption in high places is so institutionalised that it has become a virtue. If you can get away with murder, it means you have the connections and power; if you can get away with cheating, it means you are smart; if you can get away with bullying, it means you are more equal than me; if you can get away for hijacking the established businesses of others, it's called the NEP.","icon":"<img alt=\"usericon\" src=\"http:\/\/comments.malaysiakini.com\/images\/defaulticon.jpg?1259127900\" height=\"40\" width=\"40\" \/>"},{"id":"25848","storyid":"117671","author":"MAHINDAR SINGH","userid":"55362","date":"1258465908","content":"Mr Paul Low stop fooling your self. Is the result any surprise.\nCorruption is so part of out fabric and rooting it out has to be from the top. We can invesigate and charge  but are we getting the convictions on the major fraud,","icon":"<img alt=\"usericon\" src=\"http:\/\/comments.malaysiakini.com\/images\/defaulticon.jpg?1259127900\" height=\"40\" width=\"40\" \/>"}]};