Asia-Pacific Integrity in Action [ap-intact] --- posts of 11 August 2015

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---------- Posts of 11 August 2015 ----------

INFO: Malaysian Cabinet member urges halt to intimidation tactics against anti-corruption agency
Malaysia's anti-graft officers should be allowed to carry out their job without intimidation, Malaysia's Youth and Sports Minister Khairy Jamaluddin has said, amid mounting concerns of interference in the agency's probe into the troubled 1Malaysia Development Berhad (1MDB) state investment fund. Read the story in The Straits Times. http://www.straitstimes.com/asia/se-asia/malaysias-youth-and-sports-minister-khairy-urges-halt-to-intimidation-tactics-against. See also: Malaysia scandal fuels fastest foreign exodus as stocks sink. http://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2015-08-06/malaysia-scandal-triggers-fastest-foreign-exodus-as-stocks-slide

INFO: Terminated U.S. helicopter deal spotlights risks in doing business in Philippines
An American businessman sold second-hand Huey helicopters to the Philippine government but found himself facing bribery accusations he denies and his order put on hold. Read the story by Trefor Moss, in The Wall Street Journal. http://www.wsj.com/articles/terminated-u-s-helicopter-deal-spotlights-risks-in-philippines-1438927201

INFO: Lax oversight sparks corruption fears in Australian island state
Tasmania's outgoing integrity commissioner has fired a parting shot at senior state politicians and bureaucrats, citing a level of complacency that could see cases of corruption go unchecked. Read the story in The Australian. http://www.theaustralian.com.au/news/latest-news/tas-productivity-commissioner-slams-govt/story-fn3dxiwe-1227474184347


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