Myanmar ACC achievements / Bhutan-Japan students exchange / China corruption cases

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Corruption charges occur in NLD government era.  “[Myanmar’s Anti-Corruption Commission] had a total of 10,543 complaint letters in 2018 and 46 people were charged. It had 9,359 complaint letters till November 2019 and 74 people are charged.

Zaw Min Naing/Eleven Media Group: https://elevenmyanmar.com/news/corruption-charges-occur-in-nld-government-era

 

Student's death reveals dark side of Bhutan-Japan exchange program.  “Students claim Bhutan Employment Overseas — a Bhutanese immigration broker that acted as a recruiter and intermediary for the program — lied about job opportunities and burdened students with enormous debt before sending them to Japan… In July, Bhutanese law enforcement arrested the operators of BEO for alleged corruption and forgery of documents.”

Ryusei Takahashi/The Japan Times: https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2019/12/29/national/students-death-reveals-dark-side-bhutan-japan-exchange-program/#.XgootUf7Q2w

 

China consolidates sweeping victory against corruption in 2019.   “From January to November…organs across the country filed and investigated 555,000 cases, with 485,000 people receiving disciplinary measures within the Party or government agencies, while 19,000 were transferred to procuratorates for criminal investigation. Around 70,800 and 86,400 cases involving corruption and misconduct related to poverty relief and people's wellbeing respectively were handled in the period, with 99,000 and 110,000 people punished”

Xinhua: http://www.xinhuanet.com/english/2019-12/30/c_138667313.htm

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