Myanmar new charges for ex-State Counsellor / Social distancing reduces corruption / Malaysia border control issues

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Aung San Suu Kyi slapped with 4 more charges related to corruption.  “According to one of Suu Kyi’s lawyers, Min Min Soe, two new cases were filed against Suu Kyi alone, while one other charge was filed against her and Naypyidaw Mayor Dr Myo Aung, Deputy Mayor Ye Min Oo, and Naypyidaw City Development Committee member Min Thu. The cases were recently filed at the Mandalay Region High Court and the hearing has been set for July 22.”

Coconuts Yangon: https://coconuts.co/yangon/news/aung-san-suu-kyi-slapped-with-4-more-charges-related-to-corruption/  

 

Social Distancing Reduces Corruption Too (Blog).  ““Social distance”…Applied to the findings of Fisman and colleagues and the case studies, it means more than how far apart investigators, prosecutors, auditors, and others responsible for enforcing anticorruption laws stand physically from those whom they police. It means too the absence of school and neighborhood ties, different circles of friends, and the lack of other relationships that would make an individual hesitant to question another’s conduct let alone investigate or arrest them.”

Richard Messick/The Global Anticorruption Blog: https://globalanticorruptionblog.com/2021/07/07/social-distancing-reduces-corruption-too/  

 

Countering terrorism on Malaysia’s borders (Opinion).  “One of the factors that may compromise border security in the Malaysia and hence facilitate the movement of militants is corruption and radicalisation among border and security officials.”

Piya Raj Sukhani/East Asia Forum: https://www.eastasiaforum.org/2021/07/10/countering-terrorism-on-malaysias-borders/  

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