The Rise of Strategic Corruption / Activists slam KPK for discussing raise / MACC arrests three company directors

The Rise of Strategic Corruption (opinion). “Graft is nothing new; it may be the second-oldest profession. Powerful people and those with access to them have always used kickbacks, pay-to-play schemes, and other corrupt practices to feather their nests and gain unfair advantages. And such corruption has always posed a threat to the rule of law and stood in the way of protecting basic civil and economic rights. What is new, however, is the transformation of corruption into an instrument of national strategy.” 

 

Philip Zelikow, Eric Edelman, Kristofer Harrison, and Celeste Ward Gventer  

 / Foreign Affairs: https://www.foreignaffairs.com/articles/united-states/2020-06-09/rise-strategic-corruption 

 

 

Activists slam KPK for discussing raise for leaders amid declining public faith. “As public officials, the KPK leaders must understand and realize that the handling of the COVID-19 outbreak requires an enormous allocation of funds, so now is not the time to think about yourself with this request for a raise.” 

 

Jakarta Post: https://www.thejakartapost.com/news/2020/06/10/activists-slam-kpk-for-discussing-raise-for-leaders-amid-declining-public-faith.html 

 

 

MACC arrests three company directors over RM90m Tourism Malaysia contract bribery probe. “Three company directors are being held by the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) under suspicion of involvement in a Tourism Malaysia contract worth over RM90 million. They were suspected to have committed bribery to acquire a contract to do advertising promotion for Tourism Malaysia in 2019.” 

 

Malay Mail: https://www.malaymail.com/news/malaysia/2020/06/11/macc-arrests-three-company-directors-over-rm90m-tourism-malaysia-contract-b/1874592