Thursday, August 9, 2012

1Malaysia in World's Bottom 10


We often boast of our tallest building, biggest flag, largest mall and many others best-in-the-world.   Yet, all these accomplishments worth nothing more than cheap bricks and mortar !!!
Yet, we also made it into world’s bottom 10 list in many occasions.


To name a few :

2012 Reader’s Digest “Courteous Test”

Kuala Lumpur ranked 34th out of 36 cities tested on 3 common courtesies.  The three tests are : Door Stoppers, Service With a Smile, and Paper Chase. 
In fact, 8 out of 9 Asian cities finished in the bottom 10, making Asia the least courtesy region !  The other Asian cities at the bottom 10 are : Manila, Bangkok, Hong Kong, Jakarta, Taipei, Singapore and Mumbai. 
Shame shame !

The Most Courteous

The Least Courteous
Rank
City
Score (90)

Rank
City
Score (90)
1
New York
80

21
Montreal
50
2
Zurich
77

22
Helsinki
48
3
Toronto
70

22
Manila
48
4
Berlin
68

24
Milan
47
4
Sao Paulo
68

24
Sydney
47
4
Zagreb
68

26
Bangkok
45
7
Auckland
67

26
Hong Kong
45
7
Warsaw
67

26
Ljubjana
45
9
Mexico City
65

29
Jakarta
43
10
Stockholm
63

29
Taipei
43




31
Moscow
12




31
Singapore
12




33
Seoul
40




34
KL
37




35
Bucharest
35




36
Mumbai
32



2012 Reporters Without Borders “Press Freedom Index”
Press freedom is essential in any functioning democratic society.  In Malaysia, it is clearly under threat.  Malaysia’s Printing Presses and Publications Act 1984 gives the Home Affairs Minister absolute power to grant, revoke or suspend permits to print, publish and circulate a newspaper.  The Minister can also on his absolute discretion to restrict or ban any publications that is, so called,  likely to endanger national security.
Malaysia ranked 122nd place among 225 countries surveyed, on the same level as Algeria and Tajikstan.  Not really something to be proud of.  Even Cambodia fared better at rank 117th.
Comparing to other ASEAN countries, we scored 2nd.  Don’t compare to the far far away countries ho.  We are Juara Kampung lah !   Syok sendiri !!!
Press Freedom Index - Top 10

Press Freedom Index - Bottom 10
Rank
Country
Score

Rank
Country
Score
1
Finland
-10,00

1
Eritrea
142,00
1
Norway
-10,00

2
North Korea
141,00
3
Estonia
-9,00

3
Turkmenistan
140,67
3
Netherlands
-9,00

4
Syria
138,00
5
Austria
-8,00

5
Iran
136,60
6
Iceland
-7,00

6
China
136,00
6
Luxembourg
-7,00

7
Bahrain
125,00
8
Switzerland
-6,20

8
Vietnam
114,00
9
Cape Verde
-6,00

9
Yemen
101,00
10
Canada
-5,67

10
Sudan
100,75
10
Denmark
-5,67















SEA : Press Freedom Index




Rank
Country
Score




1
Cambodia
55,00




2
Malaysia
56,00




3
Brunei
56,20




4
Singapore
61,00




5
Thailand
61,50




6
Philippines
64,50




7
Indonesia
68,00




8
Laos
89,00




9
Burma
100,00




10
Vietnam
114,00


2012 Google “Internet Connection Speed”
Google confirmed that Malaysians Internet speed really sucks !
Malaysia ranked 5th and 10th slowest on average web page loading speed on desktops and mobile browsing respectively.
TM’s motto “Connections make anything possible” needs to change to “Connections make anything pause-ible” loh !
Fastest Destop Speeds

Slowest Destop Speeds
Rank
Country
Second

Rank
Country
Second
1
Slovak Rep
3.3

1
Chile
10.0
2
South Korea
3.5

2
Columbia
10.2
3
Czech Rep
3.7

3
Peru
11.7
4
Netherlands
3.9

4
Brazil
11.8
5
Japan
4.0

5
Argentina
12.8
6
Denmark
4.3

6
Malaysia
14.3
6
Switzerland
4.3

7
Venezuela
14.9
8
Sweden
4.5

8
India
15.1
9
Belgium
4.6

9
Philippines
15.4
10
Norway
4.8

10
Indonesia
20.3














Fastest Mobile Speeds

Slowest Mobile Speeds
Rank
Country
Second

Rank
Country
Second
1
South Korea
4.8

1
Malaysia
12.7
2
Denmark
5.2

2
Indonesia
12.9
3
Hong Kong
5.9

3
Singapore
12.9
4
Norway
6.0

4
Mexico
14.1
5
Sweden
6.1

5
Brazil
15.8
6
Estonia
6.2

6
Argentina
16.3
7
Czech Rep
6.3

7
India
16.4
8
Japan
6.4

8
Thailand
17.4
9
Romania
7.5

9
Saudi Arabia
21.2
10
Slovak Rep
7.6

10
UAE
26.7




2012 Lancet “”Physical Inactivity”
Malaysian has long been accused of malaise and apathy.
The Lancet, one of the world’s best known, oldest and most respected general medical journal, concluded in a study, that Malaysian are the most slothful in Southeast Asia.
A series of studies conducted on inactivity over 122 countries reveals that a third of the people across the world are inactive.  Inactivity increases the risk of many adverse health conditions and shortens life expectancy.
Most Physical Inactive

Country
%
1
Malta
69.0
2
Swaziland
68.8
3
Saudi Arabia
68.3
3
Serbia
68.3
5
Argentina
68.6
6
Micronesia
66.3
7
Kuwait
64.5
8
Britain
63.3
9
UAE
62.5
10
Malaysia
61.4



2011 Transparency International “Corruption Perceptions Index”
The CPI ranks countries based on how corrupt their public sector is perceived to be.  It is a composite index, a combination of polls, drawing on corruption-related data collected by a variety of reputable institution.
In 2011, Malaysia ranked 60th in the CPI among 182 countries rated.  However, she still managed to ranked 3rd among ASEAN countries.  So said our politicians : don’t compare with the best !
Malaysia managed to score 4.3 out of 10, making it among 60% of the countries surveyed who scored below 5.  Yeah !
Macam mana settle ?
World Top 10 CPI

World Bottom 10 CPI
Rank
Country
%

Rank
Country
%
1
New Zealand
9.5

1
Somalia
1.0
2
Denmark
9.4

1
North Korea
1.0
2
Finland
9.4

3
Myanmar
1.5
4
Sweden
9.3

3
Afghanistan
1.5
5
Singapore
9.2

5
Uzbekistan
1.6
6
Norway
9.0

5
Turkmenistan
1.6
7
Netherlands
8.9

5
Sudan
1.6
8
Australia
8.8

8
Iraq
1.8
8
Switzerland
8.8

8
Haiti
1.8
10
Canada
8.7

10
Venezuela
1.9











Southeast Asia CPI Ranking




Rank
Country
%




1
Singapore
9.2




2
Brunei
5.2




3
Malaysia
4.3




4
Thailand
3.4




5
Indonesia
3.0




6
Vietnam
2.9




7
Philippines
2.6




8
Lao
2.2




9
Cambodia
2.1




10
Myanmar
1.5



2011 World Justice Project “Rule of Law Index”
The World Justice Project’s Rule of Law Index 2011 ranked Malaysia 1st among 19 upper-middle income countries for safety.  Among 66 countries surveyed, Malaysia also roared proudly at 12th place.   However, among 13 East Asia and Pacific countries, Malaysia scored only 6th place.
Rule of Law Index : Order & Security - Upper Middle Income Group
Rank
Country
Score
1
Malaysia
0.87
2
Romania
0.83
3
Kazakhstan
0.80
4
Albania
0.77
5
Bulgaria
0.75
6
Lebanon
0.74
7
Iran
0.71
8
Turkey
0.68
9
Chile
0.67
10
Russia
0.67
11
Brazil
0.62
The figures may misled us to think that we are living in a safe country.  Yet, looking the numbers carefully, we scored poorly in all factors for global and regional rankings.  Even within the income group, we merely scored averagely .  

Ask a girl if she feel safe to walk alone on the street, be it during the night or in the broad daylight.  The answer is the best indicator.  
World Justice Project
Rule of Law Index Factors
Score
Global Ranking
Regional Ranking
Income Group Ranking
Factor 1
Limited Government Powers
0.54
34/66
9/13
6/19
Factor 2
Absence of Corruption
0.65
26/66
7/13
4/19
Factor 3
Order and Security
0.87
12/66
6/13
1/19
Factor 4
Fundamental Rights
0.45
59/66
11/13
18/19
Factor 5
Open Government
0.43
42/66
10/13
11/19
Factor 6
Regulatory Enforcement
0.51
40/66
10/13
11/19
Factor 7
Access to Civil Justice
0.52
47/66
9/13
15/19
Factor 8
Effective Criminal Justice
0.52
33/66
11/13
5/19





The list goes on ……