KUALA LUMPUR (Feb 16): More than half of Malaysians (52%) believe the current overall system has failed them — it is unfair and offers little hope for the future — while only 12% believe it is working, a new survey by Edelman revealed.

For the first time, Malaysia fell on the “distrustful” end of Edelman’s index, which gauges respondents’ trust in the government, business, media and non-governmental organisations (NGOs).

The Malaysia’s edition of the 2017 Edelman Trust Barometer pointed to corruption and immigration as respondents’ main concerns.

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