corruption
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South Asia
Shielded by Power: Impunity of Pakistan’s Elite
Pakistan was ranked 135th (among 180 countries) on the 2024 Corruption Perceptions Index by Transparency International By Nasir AijazThe AsiaN Representative ISLAMABAD: Behind the polished speeches and carefully choreographed public appearances of Pakistan’s political elite lies a stark and troubling truth: corruption is deeply entrenched in the country’s corridors of…
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East Asia
Anti-corruption, rule of law remain top public concerns for China’s upcoming “two sessions”
An online survey conducted by People’s Daily Online revealed that anti-corruption, the rule of law, and social security were the top three public concerns of Chinese citizens for the upcoming “two sessions”. The second session of the 13th National People’s Congress (NPC) and the second session of the 13th National…
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East Asia
Beijing rejects Hong Kong’s anti-corruption laws eyeing city head
China’s central government has rejected a plan by Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam Cheng Yuet-ngor to tighten the city’s anti-corruption laws and ensure that all gifts and benefits offered to the chief executive are graft-free. Beijing found the idea of amending the existing law for this reason unacceptable, a source…
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East Asia
Anti-corruption uprising: Korea and Pakistan on same path
Pakistan is perhaps one of the few countries where the media – print as well as electronic, allocate much space to the developments taking place around the world – be it US presidential elections, American policies, ongoing wars in the Middle East, mass migration of people, natural disasters, tug of…
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West Asia
Why anti-corruption protests are rising in Armenia?
Vestnik Kavkaza – On July 17, 2016, 12 Armenian anti-government activists raided a police station in Yerevan and took nine police officers hostage. After storming the station, the hostage takers urged the Armenian government to release right-wing opposition leader Jarir Sefilian from prison and called for Armenian President Serzh Sargsyan’s…
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[Indonesia Report] Wire tapping mechanism added on corruption eradication investigation regulation
Illustration of phone tapping (Photo: www.kompas.com) Indonesian House of Representative is drafting a mechanism of tapping by Indonesian Corruption Eradication Commission(KPK). According to Kompas.com, Indonesian House of Representative is drafting a revision on Regulation no. 30 year 2002 on Commission of Corruption Eradication. In the current regulation of article 12…
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