Missing piece / Nepal quake / Indonesia watchdog

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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."
Read the op-ed by Jean Chua, in Eco-Business. http://www.eco-business.com/news/the-missing-piece-in-the-fight-against-corruption/
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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.
Read the story by Rudra Pangeni, in Republica. http://myrepublica.com/feature-article/story/37660/ciaa-files-graft-charges-over-quake-relief-procurements.html
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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.
Read the story by Nurul Fitri Ramadhani, in The Jakarta Post. http://www.thejakartapost.com/news/2016/02/25/prosecution-kpk-officials-hampers-graft-fight-icw.html

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