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Why combating corruption in government contracts is key to funding the Sustainable Development Goals.  "As the world looks for new ways to finance the ambitious Sustainable Development Goals, combating corruption in public procurement may trigger a virtuous cycle of ensuring higher quality public services and infrastructure that is built to last longer, as well as savings that can finance new development projects that bring us closer to the goals."
Elodie Beth, Regional Governance Advisor, UNDP Bangkok Regional Hub/Our Perspective-UNDP in Asia and the Pacific: http://www.asia-pacific.undp.org/content/rbap/en/home/blog/2017/3/1/Why-combating-corruption-in-government-contracts-could-be-key-to-funding-Sustainable-Development.html

Sri Lanka's new information law puts corrupt officials in crosshairs.  Sri Lanka's Right to Information Act (RTI), a new law that came into effect on February 3, holds out a promise that the public can intervene and query investments in state-backed projects while they are still on the drawing board.
Marwaan Macan-Markar/Nikkei: http://asia.nikkei.com/Politics-Economy/Policy-Politics/Sri-Lanka-s-new-information-law-puts-corrupt-officials-in-crosshairs

Thailand: Amending the Criminal Liability for Representatives of Juristic Persons.  Under the Act Amending the Law on the Criminal Liability of Representatives of Juristic Persons (the Act), which came into effect on 11 February 2017, representatives of juristic persons are presumed innocent, unless it was proven that their action or omission caused the juristic persons to commit the offense.

Nuntavadee Nikornphan & Peerapan Tungsuwan/Global Compliance News: https://globalcompliancenews.com/thailand-criminal-liability-representatives-juristic-persons-20170222/

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