Malaysia anti-corruption recommendations / Indonesia possible cabinet reshuffle / Nepal medical procurement

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Rooting Out Corruption in Malaysia (Op-Ed).  “The following policy recommendations by the C4 and fully endorsed by EMIR Research for the Perikatan Nasional government under Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin are as follows, namely: (a) the necessity to revive and table the Government Procurement Bill by early next year; and (b) that the Special Cabinet Committee on Anti-Corruption (JKKMAR) be empowered and authorised to monitor and call out those that delay the implementation of the [National Anti-Corruption Plan.”

Jason Loh/The ASEAN Post: https://theaseanpost.com/article/rooting-out-corruption-malaysia  

 

Cabinet shake-up on table amid graft, virus failures.  “[Indonesia’s] President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo may now be more inclined to reshuffle his Cabinet – a threat he has been using to spur miniters into action since late June – following his administration’s lackluster pandemic response and the arrest of two of his minister [on graft charges], experts have said.”

Marchio Irfan Gorbiano and Rizki Fachriansyah/The Jakarta Post: https://www.thejakartapost.com/paper/2020/12/20/cabinet-shake-up-on-table-amid-graft-virus-failures.html   

 

‘Corrupt’ CIAA tasked with probing Covid corruption.  “Nine months after reports surfaced of the massive corruption involved in procuring medical equipment from China, the Public Account Committee...[directed Nepal’s Commission for the Investigation of Abuse of Authority (CIAA)] to take action against the officials who were involved in misusing the Covid-19 coffers.”

The Record Nepal: https://www.recordnepal.com/wire/features/corrupt-ciaa-tasked-with-probing-covid-corruption/  

Thank you to Narayan Manandhar for sharing this news.

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