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If clicking a link below does not work, please copy and paste the link into your browser’s address bar instead. INFO: NGO slams classification of 1MDB report under Malaysia Official Secrets Act . The Malaysian auditor-general's decision to classify the final federal audit report on 1MDB under the Official Secrets Act (OSA) is an obstruction to justice, said anti-graft NGO Centre to Combat Corruption and Cronyism. Read the story in Malaysia Kini. https://www.malaysiakini.com/news/332827 INFO: Fiji on the lookout for corrupt practices on the back of Cyclone Winston . The Fiji Independent Commission Against Corruption has partnered with the National Disaster Management Office and the Divisional Commissioner’s office to help maintain transparency and accountability in rehabilitation operations after Cyclone Winston. Read the story in Fiji Sun Online. http://fijisun.com.fj/2016/03/05/ficac-on-lookout-for-corrupt-practices-on-the-back-of-cyclone-winston/ PAPER AVAILABLE: The growth ...

I f clicking a link below does not work, please copy and paste the link into your browser’s address bar instead. I NFO: Japan getting anonymous whistleblowing platform, but will journalists use it? Whistleblowing.jp will provide an untraceable way for journalists to receive leaked information without fear of compromising a source – of paramount importance since the passage of Japan’s State Secrets Law in December 2013. Read the story by J.T. Quigley, in Tech in Asia. https://www.techinasia.com/masayuki-hatta-whistleblowing-platform-japan INFO: Afghan anti-corruption NGO publishes National Integrity System Report . Integrity Watch Afghanistan and Transparency International has published the first National Integrity Context and System Assessment (NICSA) in Afghanistan. Read the story by Ezatullah Adib, in Integrity Watch Afghanistan's February 2016 Newsletter. http://iwaweb.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/English-February.pdf INFO: Indonesian legislators question dropping of charge...

If clicking a link below does not work, please copy and paste the link into your browser’s address bar instead. COMMENTARY: Countering Procurement Corruption with Integrity Pacts -- The Indian Experience.   "With estimated annual public procurement expenditures of $500 billion (30% of GDP) and a 20-30% leakage rate, India has a serious problem with procurement corruption. India’s archaic legal system, opaque procurement mechanisms, powerful cartels, and conniving public officials have stymied most procurement reforms. Despite this inhospitable environment, [Integrity Pacts] have scored major successes in India." Read the post by Nayana RenuKumar, in the Global Anticorruption Blog. http://globalanticorruptionblog.com/2016/03/04/countering-procurement-corruption-with-integrity-pacts-the-indian-experience/ INFO: Public submissions open on proposed Australia nat'l anti-corruption body.  Public submissions have been invited to a Senate inquiry on the ...

INFO: Laws cannot contain corruption says Indian official "Corruption is prevalent in every sphere in our country but it can be contained not by making the legislations but implementing IT solutions and minimizing the interface between officials and public for fast delivery of citizen-centric services," said Punjab Deputy Chief Minister Sukhbir Singh Badal. Read the story in India TV. http://www.indiatvnews.com/politics/national/corruption-cant-be-contained-by-framing-legislations-sukhbir-35267.html INFO: Former KMT official given heavier sentence in corruption retrial A former Cabinet secretary-general and legislator of the ruling Kuomintang, was sentenced to 13 years and six months by the High Court for corruption, almost twice the length of the term given in the first instance. Read the story in Focus Taiwan. http://focustaiwan.tw/news/asoc/201602260022.aspx INFO: South Korea-Tunisia partnership promotes corruption fight At the launch of a partnership between South Korea...

INFO: India's judiciary playing crucial role in fight against corruption A former India law minister said that "unlimited powers [given to the] judiciary through sections 226 and 32" of the Constitution empowered the judiciary to play a crucial role in the fight against corruption. Read the story in The Economic Times. http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/politics-and-nation/judiciary-playing-crucial-role-in-fight-against-corruption-shanti-bhushan/articleshow/51171330.cms If clicking the link does not work, please copy and paste the link into your browser’s address bar instead. INFO: Indonesia government to back revisions to anti-graft law says senior minister A senior cabinet minister said Indonesia's government will back controversial revisions to the law governing its top anti-graft agency. Read the story by Reuters. http://www.reuters.com/article/us-indonesia-corruption-idUSKCN0W2008 If clicking the link does not work, please copy and paste th...

If clicking a link below does not work, please copy and paste the link into your browser’s address bar instead. P a c i f i c   A n t i - C o r r u p t i o n   U p d a t e s From the UN Pacific Regional Anti-Corruption (UN-PRAC) Project, a joint four-year initiative of the United Nations Development Programme and the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime, with support from the Australian Government. Updates shared by Annika Wythes, Luisa Senibulu, Samita Singh, and Mihaela Stojkoska. Vanuatu: MPs' Pardon Hopes Rest With Parliamentary Committee . The Vanuatu government says any consideration of pardons for jailed former MPs would have to be made by a parliamentary committee. More in Pacific Islands Report: http://pidp.eastwestcenter.org/pireport/2016/March/03-03-20.htm PNG: Tougher laws to erase money laundering . Papua New Guinea has moved to eradicate domestic and external money laundering and terrorist financing under new harsher laws and tougher p...

If clicking a link does not work, please copy and paste the link into your browser’s address bar instead. COMMENTARY: Philippines - culture of impunity "In the light of attempts by some quarters at historical revisionism—trying to sell Ferdinand Marcos and his more than two decades in power as some sort of 'golden age' in Philippine history, supposedly with very little crime, minimal corruption, and fantastic infrastructure buildup—it is time to take a hard look at the facts." Read the op-ed by Solita Collas-Monsod, in Philippine Daily Inquirer.  http://opinion.inquirer.net/93252/culture-of-impunity-and-world-class-corruption INFO: New chief of Indonesia’s anti-graft agency seeks comeback The new chief of Indonesia´s Corruption Eradication Commission plans to strike back at forces trying to undermine the agency´s powers after a year of crippling attacks by police and politicians. Read the story in The News International.  http://www.thenews.com.pk/p...