Monday, January 11, 2010
AFP
A survey released last year by Political and Economic Risk Consultancy (PERC) found that many of the developing Asian countries scored from 6.70 to 8.32 in a scale where zero is the least corrupt and 10 the most.
Many of the poorest Asian countries like Cambodia and Laos were not even included in the survey.
MANILA — The Asian Development Bank (ADB) on Monday unveiled new safeguards for whistleblowers in a crackdown on corruption.
The Manila-based ADB, which offers multi-million-dollar loans and grants to developing countries, said it would protect the identities of workers and those outside the organisation worried about reprisals for reporting misconduct.
"ADB does not tolerate corruption in any form. By improving the information and protections available to whistleblowers and others who also provide evidence of misconduct, ADB is strengthening its ongoing efforts to combat fraud and corruption," said ADB anti-corruption chief Peter Pedersen.
"Individuals who come forward with information will receive protection from any retaliation due to their decision to report that information," the bank added.
Contractors, consultants and project beneficiaries would be covered by the new policies, the ADB said.
The ADB has been stepping up efforts to cut down on misuse of its funds and resources. In 2008, it sanctioned 41 firms and 38 individuals for corruption.
The institution provided more than 11 billion dollars in loans and grants last year to Asian countries, many of which are rife with corruption.
A survey released last year by Political and Economic Risk Consultancy (PERC) found that many of the developing Asian countries scored from 6.70 to 8.32 in a scale where zero is the least corrupt and 10 the most.
Many of the poorest Asian countries like Cambodia and Laos were not even included in the survey.
9 comments:
uncle Sam, former minister of economic and finance also the cooperated
(1) No scale available to evaluate corruption in Hun Xen's Cambodia?
(2) Many of the poorest Asian countries like Cambodia and Laos were not even included in the survey.
Can anyone explain the different between the Title of this article and paragraph (2)
? KI-media purpose of this article
Until bones.
Meas Sophea is infantry chief.
His son said in an interview.
CPP members are 100% corrupted.
CPP members sell their country for money.
We must not vote for this party anymore.
"No scale available" means you must use tonnage to evaluate the corruption in Cambodia.
A Viet ask Hun Sen, "How much do you need for that 2 hectar of land?"
Hun Sen answered, "It'll be 2 tons of silver, please." Viet, "it's a bargain, sir."
No scale means Cambodia is corrupted to the core. You don't a scale balance it.
It is not corruption! it imprison and slavery!@
Corruption is a legal definition and varies country to country. In the U.S., for example, the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act allows its citizens and companies to pay local foreign officials to expedite paperwork- under that exception, 95% of the the so-called corruption in Cambodia would not qualify. The other "safe harbor" listed in the U.S. law is that is NOT corrupt to pay for the education including room and board of the children of foreign officials---go figure!
that's simple laos and khmer are the most notorious in corruption. hunsen ordered to all his government level to be a money maker for him othervise it will be transfered to another position. this is reported from some ASEAN report agency and we all figure out how great being a member of ASEAN.
11"26Am ! but the one that hurt other humanbeing will make corrupter end in helllike SadamHussan or Hok Landy!
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