I refer to the report ACA probes only 10 percent of graft cases.

A former PM has proclaimed that corruption is now "above the table" and even a deputy minister officially has stated that we have moved down the Transparency International index as local councils were akin to secret societies.

We appear to have done little since the leadership proclaimed (?) a fight against this national cancer.

The auditor-general or a Parliamentary Committee should examine the activities of the ACA to provide the full details of the number of corruption cases. With only a small percentage of reports being acted upon, it seems that there is some leeway for corruption reports to be sidelined by the ACA itself.

We also know that for every report made there are possibly 10 to 50 cases that have not been reported. There have also been studies that indicate that corruption costs everyone 25% more just to live within the system.

So what is missing from the analysis? All corruption reports must be investigated if we are going to win the battle against corruption. Since corruption is perceived to be serious, we should be having at least 60% of all reports investigated to start the drive.

The ACA should also have an audit to examine the various files to ensure that everything is in order. This can also determine the priority of the cases. If we have sharks to catch, it is a waste of time to look for the 'ikan bilis' (small fry).

Having an extra 600 staff to fight corruption may not be sufficient and perhaps the government should second another 2,000 staff from the various government departments.

If you look at the numbers carefully, only 954 were charged in court out of 57,194 reports lodged. We don't know how many of them were convicted. If the ACA handles cases like the police, we are doomed to failure.