Timor Leste practices / Macau anti-corruption results / Afghanistan corruption efforts

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The Alarming Nature of Corruption in Timor Leste (opinion).  "A culture of gift-giving is part of the traditional norms of Timorese society, accepted as a way of thanking people for their help… [although it] potentially becomes corruption when it intersects with the operation of a modern democratic political and administrative system intended to embody good governance, of the type that Timor-Leste adopted in its 2002 Constitution and firmly believes in."
Jonas Guterres/The Diplomat: http://thediplomat.com/2017/04/the-alarming-nature-of-corruption-in-timor-leste/

Macau graft watchdog with more complaints and fewer results in 2016.  The annual report from the activities of the Commission Against Corruption (CCAC) for 2016 shows a rise in complaints of 15 percent year-on-year and a decrease in the number of criminal cases concluded in 2016, down by 29 percent year-on-year, at a total of 182 resolved cases.
Macau Daily Times: http://macaudailytimes.com.mo/ccac-complaints-fewer-results-2016.html

Afghans Fight Corruption (opinion).  "The recent arrest of an Afghan general [although described by some as] a setback 'in efforts to fight official corruption' should be seen as a victory in Afghanistan’s aggressive efforts to prosecute corruption."

Javid Ahmad, Washington, nonresident fellow at the Atlantic Council/New York Times: https://www.nytimes.com/2017/04/06/opinion/afghans-fight-corruption.html

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