COMMENT | For the past month, MACC chief Azam Baki and the Corruption Perception Index (CPI) published by Transparency International (TI) have made the headlines for all the wrong reasons.

In the process, politicians and government agencies have proffered comments, some of which can only be described as laughable.

If writer and filmmaker Amir Muhammed intends to publish yet another volume of “Malaysian Politicians Say the Darndest Things”, there’s enough material in the public domain.

Two weeks ago, the government announced an...