Malaysia initiative / Singapore ISO / Australia donor plea

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Malaysia launches new anti corruption initiative. Dzulkifli Ahmad, head of the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC), said MACC has launched the Anti-Corruption Revolution Movement (Gerah) a new initiative to enhance the country’s fight against corruption by creating major and drastic changes in Malaysian people, ensuring they see corruption as their number one enemy.
Vietnam Plus: http://en.vietnamplus.vn/malaysia-launches-new-anti-corruption-initiative/111352.vnp

Singapore Adopts ISO Standard on Anti-Bribery Management Systems.  Singapore launched the Singapore Standard (SS) ISO 37001 on Anti-bribery management systems on 12 April 2017, following a public consultation from February to March 2016 on the adoption of the International Organisation for Standardization (ISO)'s new set of voluntary standards (designated as ISO 37001) for anti-bribery compliance.
Baker McKenzie/Lexology: http://www.lexology.com/library/detail.aspx?g=c7967097-c5b6-406d-a270-71d0de5a7434

Donor urges Chinese Aussies to help hunt corruption suspects.  Sydney businessman Huang ­Xiangmo, a prominent political donor who previously paid a legal bill for Labor senator Sam ­Dastyari, has urged Chinese-­Australians to help the superpower hunt down a prominent corruption ­suspect.

Primrose Riordan/The Australian: http://www.theaustralian.com.au/national-affairs/foreign-affairs/donor-urges-chinese-aussies-to-help-hunt-corruption-suspects/news-story/4ef8033b3131713196fdb7db3c97e90d

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