Malaysia 1MDB recovery / Emergency fiscal transparency / ASEAN food security

Malaysia recovers $459 million of 1MDB fraud money: PM's office.  “Malaysia has recovered RM1.4 billion (S$459 million) of funds allegedly stolen from state fund 1Malaysia Development Berhad, and identified another RM6.9 billion for recovery, the prime minister's office said”

The Straits Times: https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/se-asia/malaysia-recovers-s459-million-of-1mdb-fraud-money-pms-office

 

Fiscal Transparency in Times of Emergency Response: Reflections for times of Covid-19 (Blog).  “While transparency expectations for risks management and contingencies are part of international standards and particular attention has also been given in post-disaster attention, fiscal transparency in emergency situations is certainly intricate.”

Lorena Rivero del Paso/Global Initiative for Fiscal Transparency: http://www.fiscaltransparency.net/blog_open_public.php?IdToOpen=8281      

 

ASEAN food security: Corruption, micronutrients and food import dependency region’s biggest challenges.  “Whilst Singapore’s major worries are about food import dependency, almost all the other countries in ASEAN region face a very different challenge when it comes to establishing a secure food system, in the form of bureaucratic corruption.”

Pearly Neo/Food Navigator-Asia: https://www.foodnavigator-asia.com/Article/2020/03/16/ASEAN-food-security-Corruption-micronutrients-and-food-import-dependency-region-s-biggest-challenges