Malaysia's score in the annual Corruption Perception Index (CPI) has fallen for the second time in a row, dropping three points from last year’s report and pushing the score below the 50-point mark.

The 2021 CPI was released by Transparency International-Malaysia (TI-M) today, showing the country's score is now 48, compared to 51 in the previous year and 53 points in 2019.

The deterioration of the score is reflected in Malaysia’s ranking which dropped to the 62nd spot from...