Financial declaration systems / Cambodia construction permit / Malaysia scandal trials

Are Financial Declaration Systems Creating Opportunities for Corrupt Extortion? (Blog).  “There are important ongoing debates about the appropriate design of financial disclosure systems, including questions about whether the disclosures should be public or kept confidential, who should be required to submit disclosures (and how often), what sort of information should be required (and at what level of detail), whether and how declarations should be independently verified, the appropriate institution to manage the system, and the appropriate penalties for noncompliance”

Matthew Stephenson/The Global Anticorruption Blog: https://globalanticorruptionblog.com/2020/03/03/are-financial-declaration-systems-creating-opportunities-for-corrupt-extortion/

 

Phnom Penh Court finds provincial officials guilty of corruption. “the convicts were arrested…by the Anti-Corruption Unit during a sting operation at a restaurant in Pursat after being handed $50,000 from an unnamed local factory owner for a construction permit.”

Buth Reaksmey Kongkea/Khmer Times: https://www.khmertimeskh.com/50696932/phnom-penh-court-finds-provincial-officials-guilty-of-corruption

 

Questions emerge over trials in 1MDB scandal. “With the return of Mr Najib's party to power after a week of political turmoil, and therefore being in a position to influence policy, some Malaysians were questioning whether it will affect the handling of the high profile trials.”

Bangkok Post: https://www.bangkokpost.com/world/1870659/questions-emerge-over-trials-in-1mdb-scandal