Thailand gender-inclusive infrastructure / Myanmar exposé blocked / Indonesia collective action

Advancing gender-inclusive infrastructure (Blog and Report).  “In Thailand and in many other contexts infrastructure is in both practice and perception a male-dominated sector…[‘Enhancing inclusive infrastructure: A review of gender equality in CoST Thailand’] outlines key ways to address this including…a gender-specific annual review and developing a system to capture female representation.”

CoST – the Infrastructure Transparency Initiative: http://infrastructuretransparency.org/news/advancing-gender-inclusive-infrastructure/  

 

Government blocks access to website of group exposing military’s business ties.  “The Myanmar government has blocked access to the website of [Justice for Myanmar,] a group of activists working to expose high-level corruption and shine light on the military’s business interests.”

Myanmar Now: https://myanmar-now.org/en/news/government-blocks-access-to-website-of-group-exposing-militarys-business-ties   

 

Businesses Launch Collective Action Effort To Fight Corruption in Indonesia (Blog).  “Though the [Private Sector Collective Action Coalition Against Corruption (CAC Indonesia)] formally began operations in August, its development has evolved over the past two years. The driving force behind the coalition has been the Indonesia Institute for Corporate Directorship (IICD), Indonesia’s largest corporate governance organization, with the assistance of the Center for International Private Enterprise (CIPE).”

Benjamin Schmidt: https://acgc.cipe.org/business-of-integrity-blog/businesses-launch-collective-action-effort-to-fight-corruption-in-indonesia/