Myanmar former regional minister accused / Pakistan regional RTI law / India city anti-corruption plan

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Myanmar Junta to File Corruption Charges Against NLD Vice Chairman.  The military regime is planning to file corruption charges against National League for Democracy (NLD) Vice Chairman Dr. Zaw Myint Maung and the former Mandalay Region Minister of Electricity, Energy and Construction U Zarni Aung…the military regime has accused him of accepting a bribe from a private company in September 2019, in return for granting land permits in Mandalay.”

The Irrawaddy: https://www.irrawaddy.com/news/burma/myanmar-junta-to-file-corruption-charges-against-nld-vice-chairman.html  

 

GB to make ‘Transparency and Right to Information’ law soon.  “The Gilgit-Baltistan [regional government in Pakistan] has started work on making its own law on the lines of the Punjab Transparency and Right to Information Act 2013.”

Asif Mahmood/The News: https://www.thenews.com.pk/print/863065-gb-to-make-transparency-and-right-to-information-law-soon  

 

Chennai corporation draws up 4-step plan to cut corruption.  “The Greater Chennai Corporation [the civic body that governs the city of Chennai] has come up with a four-pronged plan to take on the contractor-official-consultant nexus and curb corruption in contracts to build drains, roads and other civic projects.”

Komal Gautham/The Times of India: https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/chennai/chennai-corporation-draws-up-4-step-plan-to-cut-corruption/articleshow/84333351.cms   

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