A Lesson in Democracy? The Bitter Irony of Malaysia’s Failed Anticorruption Coalition (Blog). “Autocratic systems may contribute to entrenched corruption, but after the transition to democracy, corrupt elites often remain entrenched precisely because they know how to manipulate voters and democratic processes…If a reform-oriented Prime Minister can be so readily thwarted by political challengers in Parliament, and a united electorate can so quickly splinter, then we must ask ourselves some hard questions about whether democratic ideals may be too easily exploited in a deeply corrupt system.”
Jenny Kline/The Global Anticorruption Blog: https://globalanticorruptionblog.com/2021/01/22/a-lesson-in-democracy-the-bitter-irony-of-malaysias-failed-anticorruption-coalition/
Corruption comes in many ‘grades’, says Annamalai in book. “The book (Stepping Beyond Khaki – Revelations of Real-Life Singham), without taking the names of any officers, politicians or political parties, talks about how bribe plays an important role in the policing world…[K. Annamalai] says that police postings are graded into four categories based on the “economic potential” of the area and nature of policing challenges.”
Sathish G.T./The Hindu: https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/karnataka/corruption-comes-in-many-grades-says-annamalai-in-book/article33652223.ece
China’s role in knocking the lights off in Pakistan (Opinion). “A nationwide power outage on January 10 in Pakistan came at a dark financial moment for its indebted and corrupted power sector, raising the prospect of more debilitating blackouts on the near-term horizon…The fact-finding committee presented a 296-page report to Prime Minister Khan, which lifted the lid on the extent of [Independent Power Producers] corruption, including among Chinese units installed under a government-to-government arrangement for CPEC-related operation.”
FM Shakil/Asia Times: https://asiatimes.com/2021/01/chinas-role-in-knocking-the-lights-off-in-pakistan/
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