Missing piece / Nepal quake / Indonesia watchdog

COMMENTARY: The missing piece in Southeast Asia's fight against corruption
"The Asean Economy Community and the Trans-Pacific Partnership trade deals promise to be game changers in Southeast Asia – from increasing investments to stamping out corruption. But effective enforcement of anti-corruption laws is still lacking in the region, and this spells challenges for business."
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INFO: Nepal anti-graft agency files charges over quake relief procurements
As tens of thousands of people in Kathmandu spent their nights under makeshift shelters in the weeks after the April 25 earthquake, a handful of government officials were engaged in serious irregularities, according to investigations carried out by the Commission for Investigation of Abuse of Authority.
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INFO: Prosecution of anti-graft officials hampers corruption fight, says Indonesian watchdog
A corruption watchdog reported that Indonesia saw a decreasing number of corruption cases prosecuted by law enforcers as a result of the criminalization of several antigraft officials.

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