Ulma Haryanto – Transparency International Indonesia criticized the government on Thursday for failing to fight corruption and eradicate poverty.

In the latest Transparency International rankings released on Thursday, Indonesia's corruption perception Index improved slightly from 2.8 to 3.0. Ten is the least corrupt. Transparency International Indonesia president Natalia Soebagjo wrote off the improvement, describing it as insignificant.

"The Anti-Corruption Court's performance is weak and settlements are slow," she said, adding that millions of Indonesians remained trapped in poverty and foreign businesses faced major obstacles attempting to operate in the country.

Indonesia was ranked 100 out of 180 countries surveyed. Neighbor Malaysia scored 4.3.