Friday, November 22, 2019

Thailand 2020 target / London summit progress / Malaysia key pillars

Anti-graft chief sets 2020 target.  “[Thailand’s] National Anti-Counter Corruption Commission (NACC) has pledged to wrap up at least 15 corruption cases by the end of next year…several of these cases are highly controversial such as the 2013 floodwater management affair, government-to-government rice-pledging deals, temple fund embezzlement, the Rolls-Royce bribery scandal, and the Uea Arthorn Housing project.”

Bangkok Post: https://www.bangkokpost.com/thailand/politics/1797009/anti-graft-chief-sets-2020-target

 

‘Clusters of Progress’ in Anti-Corruption Reforms (Blog).  “Three years have passed since more than 40 countries gathered at the Anti-Corruption Summit in London and made specific pledges for tackling corruption…only 31 per cent of commitments are deemed ‘complete’.”

Rose Whiffen/Transparency International: https://voices.transparency.org/clusters-of-progress-in-anti-corruption-reforms-3d24a297965b

 

‘Being transparent and accountable are key pillars’.  “Pakatan Harapan has been reminded to uphold the pillars of transparency and accountability, including living up to its promise of not working with PAS or Umno anymore, says Datuk Dr Rais Hussin,…a strategist with Parti Pribumi Bersatu Malaysia

Zakiah Koya, Tarrence Tan, and Clarissa Chung/The Star:https://www.thestar.com.my/news/nation/2019/11/21/being-transparent-and-accountable-are-key-pillars

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