Thailand anti-corruption committee / Philippines ex-police chief / Cambodia existential problem

Pareena’s appointment to anti-corruption committee met with criticism.  “The [Thai] government appointed MP Pareena Kraikupt to the parliament’s anti-corruption committee…a move that has been met with criticism by the opposition. Pareena is currently under investigation by the National Anti-Corruption Commission (NACC) for alleged encroachment and illegal building on national park land.”

Cod Satrusayang/Thai Enquirer: https://www.thaienquirer.com/6689/pareenas-appointment-to-anti-corruption-committee-met-with-criticism/   

 

Ex-police chief Oscar Albayalde, who oversaw Duterte’s drug war, to be charged for corruption in Philippines.  “The former chief police enforcer of Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte’s deadly war on drugs will be charged with corruption for allegedly protecting officers linked to the narcotics trade, the justice department said”

South China Morning Post: https://www.scmp.com/news/asia/southeast-asia/article/3046452/ex-police-chief-oscar-albayalde-who-oversaw-dutertes-drug

 

Hun Sen has an existential corruption problem (Opinion).  “Cambodia’s remarkable economic growth since the 1990s has been driven largely by a lack of regulation, low taxation and the widespread acceptance that rules can be broken if it brings development.”

David Hutt/The Asia Times: https://www.asiatimes.com/2020/01/article/hun-sen-has-an-existential-corruption-problem/

 

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