Thailand Suspected Graft Investigated / Philippines DA creates “integrity circles” / The Invisible Threat to China’s Navy: Corruption.
(Thailand) Suspected Graft Investigated Over Procurement of Medical Supplies. "The (Thai) Public Sector Anti-Corruption Commission (PACC) has reported suspected graft in the procurement of Covid-19 medical equipment and supplies. Nineteen local administrative organisations (LAOs) purchases are being questioned after a nationwide inspection. PAAC officials examined Covid-19 medical supplies spending by LAOs and detected possible price collusion in their procurement. The inspection was made by PACC and provincial offices of the Internal Security Operations Command. Alleged irregularities included overpriced procurement purchases; failure to check or compare prices; and state officials entering into procurement contracts by paying bribes to suppliers to act as their fronts."
(Philippines) DA creates "integrity circles" to ensure graft-free agri-fishery. "To ensure efficient, effective, and graft-free use of limited public funds, the Department of Agriculture recently created 'integrity circles,' dubbed as 'Agriculture Dialogue and Information Network Groups' or ADING. The Department of Agriculture created "integrity circles, dubbed 'Agriculture Dialogue and Information Network Groups' or ADING to ensure efficient, effective, and graft-free use of limited public funds."
Philippine Information Agency: https://pia.gov.ph/press-releases/releases/1043174
The Invisible Threat to China's Navy: Corruption. In the past two decades, China has invested heavily in its naval modernization program with the objective of building a blue-water navy. Crucial to that goal was the China Shipbuilding Industry Corporation (CSIC), China's leading military shipbuilding state-owned enterprise from 1999 to 2019. Yet the recent arrest of former CSIC Chairman Hu Wenming highlights the fact that serious corruption exists among China's military shipbuilders, in spite of sustained graft fighting efforts.