Indonesia law passed / Transparency in ASEAN / Myanmar money laundering

Legislative assault on KPK (Editorial).  “[The Indonesian Corruption Eradication Commission] is now a government body that must be staffed by civil servants and overseen by a supervisory body, the members of which will be handpicked by the President with House consultation. Furthermore, it has been stripped of its right to conduct independent wiretapping.”

The Jakarta Post: https://www.thejakartapost.com/academia/2019/09/18/legislative-assault-on-kpk.html 

 

Towards public transparency in ASEAN (Opinion).  “Public transparency and accountability are cornerstones of a citizen-centric approach to governance, and while ASEAN countries show some signs of having transparent processes in place, challenges still exist."

Jason Thomas/The ASEAN Post: https://theaseanpost.com/article/towards-public-transparency-asean

 

Myanmar struggles to deal with money laundering and related crime.  “The Myanmar government is seeking to tackle the problems of money laundering and drug trafficking using a number of measures from increased policing and the confiscating and burning of drugs to tackling the problem of corrupt officials.”

Sai Wansai/Mizzima: http://mizzima.com/article/myanmar-struggles-deal-money-laundering-and-related-crime