Japan casino bill / Open procurement FAQs / Malaysia Penang project

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Japan opposition submits bill to scrap casino laws amid bribery scandal.  “Four major opposition parties introduced a bill to scrap laws on casino resorts to the Diet… “Casinos would be hotbeds of fraud and corruption,” a senior [Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan] official said.”

The Japan Times: https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2020/01/20/national/politics-diplomacy/japan-opposition-bill-scrap-casino-laws/#.Xigd68j7Tb0

 

Five Frequently Asked Questions about Implementing Local Public Procurement Processes (Blog).  “…to make public contracting processes more open, inclusive, and responsive to the needs of people and to make data and documents in these procurement processes available to inform debate and decision making…governments can save tax money, make better use of public resources, deliver better public goods and services, boost integrity, and prevent fraud and corruption.”

Katria Tomko/Open Government Partnership: https://www.opengovpartnership.org/stories/five-frequently-asked-questions-about-implementing-local-public-procurement-processes/   

 

Penang dept director and son charged with graft, power abuse.  “[Mohd Saidi Midin, a] Penang National Unity and Integration Department director has been charged at the Sessions Court here with using his position to grant a project worth RM45,472 to a company belonging to his son four years ago.”

The Star: https://www.thestar.com.my/news/nation/2020/01/21/penang-dept-director-and-son-charged-with-graft-power-abuse

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