Friday, November 1, 2019

Republic of Korea anti-corruption body / India-China strong leaders / Indonesia Jakarta budget

Anti-corruption body now key political battleground (Opinion).  “legislators across the aisle do not see eye-to-eye on the proposed independent anti-corruption body and more broadly, how to achieve prosecutorial reforms.”

Choi Si-young/The Korea Herald: http://www.koreaherald.com/view.php?ud=20191027000183

 

Is a strong leader enough to fight corruption? Evidence from India and China (Opinion).  “A single leader in big countries like India and China can only execute at a centralised level. The support and commitment of the regional leaders in the same direction would make the change more effective.”

Wu Alfred Muluan and Lina Vyas/Global-is-Asian: https://www.coindesk.com/ey-launches-blockchain-tool-to-help-bring-accountability-to-public-finances

 

Rp 82 billion to buy glue: Jakarta’s draft 2020 budget raises eyebrows.  The Jakarta administration’s 2020 budget draft has caused a stir among the public after it was revealed that it had allocated Rp 82.8 billion (US$5.9 million) to purchase multipurpose glue supposedly for schoolchildren.

The Jakarta Post: https://www.thejakartapost.com/news/2019/10/30/rp-82-billion-to-buy-glue-jakartas-draft-2020-budget-raises-eyebrows.html

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