New Podcast Episode, Featuring Kieu Vien (Blog/Podcast). “In the conversation, [Kieu Vien, the founder and executive director of Towards Transparency,] discusses the history of her organization, the corruption challenges facing Vietnam, some of Towards Transparency’s major initiatives, and the promises and limitations of the Vietnamese government’s recent anticorruption reforms.”
Matthew Stephenson/The Global Anticorruption Blog: https://globalanticorruptionblog.com/2019/09/17/new-podcast-episode-featuring-kieu-vien/
Former exec convicted of bribery in 1st plea deal case in Japan. A former executive of Mitsubishi Hitachi Power Systems Ltd has been found guilty of bribing a senior Thai official over a power plant project, in Japan's first case involving a plea bargain.
Japan Today: https://japantoday.com/category/crime/former-exec-convicted-of-bribery-in-1st-plea-deal-case-in-japan
Forget KPK, we need a sharper weapon to fight graft (Opinion). “Whatever tools we come up with, they have to involve wider public participation. We need to use free speech and internet technology to the full extent possible as part of any public campaign against corruption. The free and independent media, for one, should be part of the campaign, doing investigative reporting and uncovering corruption scandals”
Endy Bayuni/The Jakarta Post: https://www.thejakartapost.com/academia/2019/09/17/forget-kpk-we-need-a-sharper-weapon-to-fight-graft.html
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