Malaysia civil servants / Afghanistan security sector / Philippines transparency pledge

Nearly half of 414 individuals nabbed this year by Malaysian anti-graft body are civil servants. Civil servants made up about 46 per cent of the 414 people detained by the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) for various offences so far this year, says MACC deputy chief commissioner (prevention) Datuk Shamshun Bahari Mohd Jamil.

Corruption Weakening Security Sector, Says Afghanistan Attorney General.  At a press conference, Afghanistan’s Attorney General Farid Hamidi said successes made by the enemy were due to corruption within the security structures.

Philippines vows transparency in $160-B infra push as debt, corruption fears persist.  The office of Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte assured the public that transparency will be a paramount consideration as the Duterte administration embarks on an ambitious P8-trillion plan to build infrastructure around the country.

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