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INFO: Why an environmentalist chose to join the Indonesian gov’t to fight corruption.  Whatprofessor turned commissioner Laode M. Syarif plans to achieve during his time at the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK).
Natashya Gutierrez/Rappler: http://www.rappler.com/world/regions/asia-pacific/indonesia/bahasa/englishedition/138036-laode-syarif-kpk-commissioner-corruption

INFO: Money-laundering crackdown hurts Pacific communities.  International banks are shutting remittance accounts in the Pacific islands in response to global financial regulations aimed at preventing money laundering but the closures are hitting companies and families that rely on cross-border money transfers.
Michael Field/Nikkei: http://asia.nikkei.com/magazine/20160630-Bye-bye-Britain/Politics-Economy/A-money-laundering-crackdown-hurts-Pacific-communities

INFO: Vietnam drafts revised anti-corruption law.  The first draft of Vietnam’s revised anti-corruption law was published in late June by the Government Inspectorate to welcome feedback from experts and the public as the country promises to tighten its grip on dishonest conduct.
Tuoi Tre News: http://tuoitrenews.vn/society/35733/vietnam-drafts-revised-anticorruption-law

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