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The power of procurement data: How one villager unveiled a corruption scandal

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By Torplus Yomnak, Co-Founder of HAND Social Enterprise and the Director of the Knowledge Hub for Regional Anti-Corruption and Good Governance Collaboration (KRAC) In May 2021, amid the pandemic lockdowns, a villager in Thailand took a stroll on the outskirts of their town, making an unexpected discovery that would stir the local community.

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Malaysia Plans to Offer Whistleblower Awards as Part of New Anti-Corruption Strategy

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On May 7, the Malaysian government launched its 2024-2028 National Anti-Corruption Strategy (NACS), a continuation of its 2019 National Anti-Corruption Plan (NACP) that ended in 2023. billion per year and, using figures from the World Bank, make the average cost of corruption around 3% of annual GDP.

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Whistleblowers, Advocates and Government Officials to Celebrate National Whistleblower Day on Capitol Hill

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On July 30, National Whistleblower Center (NWC) is hosting a National Whistleblower Day event on Capitol Hill to celebrate the bravery and sacrifices of whistleblowers and their contributions to rooting out fraud, abuses and corruption. Each year since 2013, the U.S. The event will feature remarks from U.S.

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The Contents of b-Arbitra, Issue 2023-1

Kluwer Arbitration

2013 was a landmark year for arbitration in Belgium. On 1 January 2013, CEPANI introduced new arbitration rules. On 1 September 2013, a new Belgian arbitration law entered into force. And last but not least, b-Arbitra was launched.

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Worley International Services v. Ecuador: The What, When and How in Corruption Allegations

Kluwer Arbitration

On its part, the Respondent raised several objections to the jurisdiction of the Tribunal, specifically pointing to several instances of corrupt and illegal acts allegedly committed by Worley at the making and during the operation of the investment. Worley may have willfully failed to monitor and investigate Tecnazul’s corrupt activities.

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Tackling Corruption in the Arbitral Process: Reflections on Nigeria v Process and Industrial Developments Limited

Kluwer Arbitration

P&ID’s Chief Executive Officer, Mr Quinn, had conducted himself dishonestly in giving evidence at the Court of which parts were knowingly false, namely that P&ID had procured the contract with Nigeria through corrupt payments to a Nigerian official. Inadequate Representation: Should a Tribunal Do More?

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Case study: Investigating suspected fraud with opentender.net

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In a previous post , we looked at Indonesia Corruption Watch s method for monitoring corruption risks in procurement. This project stopped in 2013, then continued again in 2016 with a budget of Rp. Now lets work through an example following their six step process. 19 billion). Step 4A: Step 4B: 5. billion (USD 140k).