Tag
anti-corruption

October 05, 2021
Pandora Papers Leak Prompts Calls for Action in Asia
By David Rising
The leak has once again shone a light on the lengths to which the region's wealthy and well-connected go to avoid paying tax.

July 08, 2021
Illicit Enrichment Laws: Asia’s Ignored Anti-Corruption Weapon
By Andrew Dornbierer
Laws targeting unexplained wealth exist in many Asia-Pacific countries but are rarely used. They should be dusted off to tackle the region’s rampant corruption.

September 20, 2019
Is Indonesia Losing Its War on Corruption Under Jokowi?
By Erin Cook
Recent developments have heightened concerns about the progress on anti-corruption in the country.

November 22, 2017
China’s Former Internet Czar Lu Wei Under Investigation
By Charlotte Gao
China’s top anti-corruption agency says Lu is suspected of “serious violations of discipline.”

September 07, 2017
Indonesia’s Corruption Eradication Commission Law Weathers the Storm, For Now
By Maxwell Abbott
The commission has won international praise, but faces challenges at home.

August 02, 2017
Is Anbang Under Pressure to Sell Waldorf Hotel?
By Charlotte Gao
Bloomberg reports that Chinese authorities have asked Anbang to sell overseas assets; Anbang denies.

August 01, 2017
Is Tajikistan Really Clearing Corruption From the Anti-Corruption Agency?
By Catherine Putz
Not quite.

April 23, 2016
Did China Really Test a MIRV-Capable ICBM Near the South China Sea?
By Ankit Panda
Plus, India-China relations, India-Pakistan SLBM woes, and anti-corruption in the Pakistani military.

January 28, 2016
Central Asia Fails on Rights and Corruption
By Catherine Putz
Reports released this week have no good news about combating corruption or addressing human rights issues in Central Asia

September 10, 2015
Massive Kazakh Corruption Case Targets 21 Former Officials
By Catherine Putz
Former Prime Minister Serik Akhmetov is at the center of Kazakhstan's still-expanding Karaganda corruption scandal.

June 15, 2015
Nepotism: Not the Kind of Corruption Tajikistan is Looking For
By Catherine Putz
The state anticorruption agency, which is headed by the president's son, recently arrested a presidential personnel adviser.

August 19, 2014
China’s Corruption Problem: A Catch-22
By Zachary Keck
Not tackling corruption could destroy the CCP, but being too vigilant also threatens the Party.
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