Corruption is common among the country's political and business class. Bribery and other corrupt practices pose major problems for companies operating in Malaysia.

In the World Economic Forum Global Competitiveness Report 2007-2008, Malaysian business leaders rank corruption as the second most problematic factor for doing business in the country.

Image: Members of Malaysia's opposition parties hold a banner with a picture of Ahmad Said Hamdan, the chief commissioner of Anti-Corruption Commission, as they burn copies of documents they submitted to the commissioner, during a demonstration. | Photograph: Bazuki Muhammad/Reuters.

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