India IT solutions / Taiwan sentencing / S. Korea-Tunisia partnership

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INFO: Laws cannot contain corruption says Indian official

"Corruption is prevalent in every sphere in our country but it can be contained not by making the legislations but implementing IT solutions and minimizing the interface between officials and public for fast delivery of citizen-centric services," said Punjab Deputy Chief Minister Sukhbir Singh Badal.

Read the story in India TV. http://www.indiatvnews.com/politics/national/corruption-cant-be-contained-by-framing-legislations-sukhbir-35267.html

INFO: Former KMT official given heavier sentence in corruption retrial

A former Cabinet secretary-general and legislator of the ruling Kuomintang, was sentenced to 13 years and six months by the High Court for corruption, almost twice the length of the term given in the first instance.

Read the story in Focus Taiwan. http://focustaiwan.tw/news/asoc/201602260022.aspx

INFO: South Korea-Tunisia partnership promotes corruption fight

At the launch of a partnership between South Korea's Anti-Corruption and Civil Rights Commission and Tunisia's Ministry of Public Service, Governance and Fight against Corruption to modernize an electronic corruption-reporting platform in Tunisia, the results of a South Korea-funded public opinion poll also was announced, showing that most Tunisians consider business people to be the most corrupt in the country, followed by public companies and members of local councils.

Read more in African Manager. http://africanmanager.com/site_eng/who-are-the-first-collectors-of-bribes-security-personnel-businessmen-or-civil-servants/?v=a25496ebf095

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