IACC starts today / Malaysia false claims / Maldives whistleblower protection

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The 19th International Anti-Corruption Conference starts today.  IACC 2020 will run from 30 November to 5 December, featuring more than 500 expert speakers from diverse fields such as journalism, business, arts, and activism. There are over 100 workshops and 6 plenary sessions, see the full agenda and register via the link below to join the sessions for free!

Transparency International: https://www.transparency.org/en/news/the-iacc-goes-virtual-everything-you-need-to-know-about-the-19th-international-anti-corruption-conference

 

Ex-CEO of glove company slapped with RM145 mil false claims, CBT charges.  “Ex-CEO of glove company slapped with RM145 mil (approx. US$ 35.6 mil) false claims, [Criminal Breach of Trust] charges… Lee Song Hon, who was previously with WRP Asia Pacific Bhd, was charged with three counts of submitting false claims amounting to RM8.4 million (approx. US$ 2 mil), through false invoices in the name of Tower Success Group Ltd.”

Ho Kit Yen/Free Malaysia Today: https://www.freemalaysiatoday.com/category/nation/2020/11/24/ex-ceo-of-glove-company-slapped-with-rm147-mil-false-claims-cbt-charges/   

 

Making the Maldives safer for whistleblowers (Blog).  “A whistleblower revealed a huge corruption scheme, helping to bring down an authoritarian government and paving the way for the Maldives’ first whistleblower protection law.”

Transparency International: https://www.transparency.org/en/blog/making-the-maldives-safer-for-whistleblowers

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