Myanmar business ethics / Malaysia submarine probe / India-Bangladesh anti-graft cooperation

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Govt asks companies to tighten anti-graft measures.  Myanmar ACC lays down “fundamental principles for businesses to develop a strong code of ethics and establish appropriate internal controls to prevent corruption.” - similar to the eight principles adopted by the National Anti-Corruption Commission of Thailand which includes bribery risks assessment, accurate books and accounting records and setting up “trustworthy reporting mechanisms to report suspect behaviour”.

Thompson Chau/The Myanmar Times: https://www.mmtimes.com/news/govt-asks-companies-tighten-anti-graft-measures.html

 

French lawyer in Malaysia to aid in submarine graft probe.  Mr. William Bourdon, who represents local human rights group Suaram over the French submarine deal, was deported from Malaysia on his last visit in 2011 when Najib's scandal-mired regime was still in power; now he is set to aid officials’ investigation into the submarine deal scandal.

The Straits Times: https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/se-asia/french-lawyer-in-malaysia-to-aid-submarine-graft-probe

 

CBI inks MoU with anti-graft body of Bangladesh.  The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) of India and the Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) of Bangladesh inked a pact as the two neighbours agreed to step up cooperation in the fight against graft, in addition to another MoU on training of Bangladesh’s bureaucrats at the National Centre for Good Governance.

Anirban Bhaumik/Deccan Herald:https://www.deccanherald.com/national/cbi-inks-mou-anti-graft-body-717422.html

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