Hong Kong reflections / Timor-Leste voters hope / Indonesia corruption war

Former HK graft-buster reflects on old days, relishes new passion.  "Shoring up public confidence was one of the biggest challenges in Tony Kwok Man-wai’s 27-year career at [Hong Kong's Independent Commission Against Corruption] afterhe was promoted to deputy commissioner [in 1997] to lead the Operations Department, the first ethnic Chinese to head the ICAC’s law enforcement arm."

Timor-Leste election: Voters hope for action on corruption, economy.  While Timor-Leste's president has praised the peace and stability surrounding the parliamentary election, voters say it is time for the government to tackle corruption and daily needs in a country facing an uncertain economic future.

How this agency is waging war against corruption in Indonesia, and winning.  Despite what some see as inadequate funding and a sometimes bumpy relationship with the police, the Corruption Eradication Commission is having an effect on the nation’s longstanding culture of fraud, bribery and graft

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