Veteran opposition leader Lim Kit Siang has urged MACC chief Azam Baki to relinquish his position to make way for a replacement that can boost Malaysia's ranking in the Transparency International (TI) Corruption Perception Index (CPI).

Failure, said Lim, would likely result in China and Indonesia overtaking Malaysia in several years.

In a statement today, Lim said the latest TI CPI had scored Malaysia worse...