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Kupang the most corrupt city: Survey

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Jakarta Post - January 21, 2009

Jakarta – The Indonesian chapter of Transparency International has named Kupang, the capital of East Nusa Tenggara, as the most corrupt city in Indonesia in a list released Wednesday.

Kupang scored lowest on the list, with 2.97 (out of 10), followed by Tegal, Central Java, (3.32), Manokwari, West Papua (3.39), Kendari, Southeast Sulawesi (3.43) and Purwokerto, Central Java (3.54).

"Kupang scores lowest because it has seen numerous corruption cases involving top administration official and lawmakers for years," a spokesman for the organization said in a press release.

The list also ranked Yogyakarta, with a score of 6.43, as Indonesia's least corrupt city, followed by Palangkaraya, Central Kalimantan (6.1), Banda Aceh, Aceh (5.87), Jambi City, Jambi (5.57) and Mataram, West Nusa Tenggara (5.41).

Yogyakarta was considered successful in providing one stop quality public service.

The survey was conducted in 50 cities; 3,841 businesspeople and civil figures were used as respondents.

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