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Procuring for life.  “Clean public procurement not only saves money, but most importantly, it saves lives by making sure the people who are most vulnerable receive the support they need. Yet, the ongoing global health crisis exposes vulnerabilities in public procurement: loose requirements that contribute to unequal competition and bidding wars and rushed measures that result in low quality or faulty goods, price gouging, undue influence and limited access to information.”     Transparency International:  https://www.transparency.org/news/feature/procuring_for_life?utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=The%20week%20in%20corruption%201%20May%202020&utm_content=The%20week%20in%20corruption%201%20May%202020+CID_8a08905e54412649002cceca24519ad8&utm_source=Email%20marketing%20software&utm_term=Procuring%20for%20Life       (Thailand) NACC to investigate virus-aid misuse claim.  “The National Anti-Corruption Commission (NACC) has found groun

KPK arrests  Muara Enim  council speaker in bribery case.   “The Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) arrested South Sumatra’s  Muara Enim  Legislative Council speaker, Aries HB, naming him a suspect in a bribery case pertaining to public works and housing agency projects in the 2019 fiscal year. The antigraft body suspected Aries of accepting  Rp  3.03 billion (US$195,473) in bribes between May and August last year from businessman Robi  Okta Fahlevi  as a commitment fee for 16 road construction projects in the regency worth  Rp  130 billion.”     Moch.  Fiqih Prawira Adjie  / Jakarta Post:  https://www.thejakartapost.com/news/2020/04/28/kpk-arrests-muara-enim-council-speaker-in-bribery-case.html       Corporate profitability and the global persistence of corruption (Opinion).  “Corporation corruption is an issue that remains at the forefront of regulatory policy. This column examines the persistence of corruption among a sample o