Malaysia investigative journalism vital / Singapore corruption casebook / Indonesia crisis within crisis

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Investigative journalism vital in the fight against institutional corruption (Opinion).  “Today in Malaysia, too often we see reports and allegations of corruption over a prolonged period of time. What is expected is, these will trigger investigations by the authorities…Journalists must understand the basic rules of corruption investigations and the common methods used to perpetrate corrupt acts…Based on complaints received by MACC between 2013 and 2018, procurement fraud topped the list of sectors prone to corruption at 42.8 per cent.”

Datuk Seri Akhbar Satar/New Straits Times: https://www.nst.com.my/opinion/columnists/2020/12/652840/investigative-journalism-vital-fight-against-institutional  

 

CPIB launches e-book to educate teenagers on corruption and its pitfalls.  “The e-book is catered specifically to those aged between 13 and 19. Corruption Casebook - Stories From Under The Table is available for download on [Singapore’s] Corrupt Practices Investigation Bureau's (CPIB) website. It comes after a Republic Polytechnic survey this year showed only 34 per cent, in a poll of about 1,000 people aged between 15 and 25, had come across the topic of corruption in school.”

Jean Lau/The Straits Times: https://www.straitstimes.com/singapore/courts-crime/cpib-launches-e-book-to-educate-teenagers-on-corruption-and-its-pitfalls  

 

The crisis within a crisis: COVID-19 and corruption (Opinion).  “Many anticorruption scholars and supporters are eager to know what the investigation by the [Indonesian Corruption Eradication Commission] will reveal regarding the causes of the failure of the [government internal supervisory apparatus] to prevent corruption or misconduct. The emergency of the COVID-19 pandemic poses not only a threat to our health and safety but is also affecting various aspects of our life, including our economy.”

Hendi Yogi Prabowo/The Jakarta Post: https://www.thejakartapost.com/academia/2020/12/28/the-crisis-within-a-crisis-covid-19-and-corruption.html

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