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Law needed to protect informants
Transperancy International Cambodia yesterday called on the authorities to fulfill their commitment to the introduction of a whistleblower law, saying it would be key in protecting those who otherwise might not call out corruption.
Corruption Keeping Economy ‘Mostly Unfree’
Cambodia’s “Economic Freedom”—a broad measure of how well individuals and businesses can create and protect their wealth —was classed as “mostly unfree” in a new report released by the Washington-based Heritage Foundation, which identified corruption and bureaucracy as impediments to free markets.
More firms sign on to anti-corruption pact
Cambodia’s national corruption watchdog has added two more firms to its list of private sector companies committed to stamping out corruption, a government news source said yesterday.
Banh has back of commander
An anonymous complaint against a deputy regional military commander filed to the Anti-Corruption Unit, which included allegations of skimming from soldiers’ salaries, has been dismissed by Defence Minister Tea Banh as untrue following a Ministry of Defence investigation.
Cambodia Perceived as Most Corruption in Region
Cambodia is now perceived to be the most corrupt country in Southeast Asia, according to Transparency International’s 2015 Corruption Perceptions Index (CPI), which was released on Wednesday and promptly dismissed by the country’s anti-graft chief. While Cambodia’s CPI score—21 out of a possible 100 points—remained the same as in 2014, the country failed to keep... Read More
Officials Dispute Transparency International’s Corruption Index
Cambodia scored very poorly on a perceived corruption index, put out each year by Transparency International, but a government spokesman says the report doesn’t reflect the “effort” the government has put into combating the practice.
Ministry of Justice to Propose Official Salary Increases
The Ministry of Justice will request a salary raise for all of its judges, clerks and prosecutors, and has plans to create mobile court hearings, according to court officials yesterday. They will need the approval of Prime Minister Hun Sen as well as King Norodom Sihamoni in order to see their changes put in place.
Despite various reforms, Corruption Perceptions in Cambodia’s Public Sector in 2015 remains the same as in 2014
Cambodia has maintained the same score of 21 out of 100 in the 2015 Corruption Perceptions Index (CPI) launched today by Transparency International, showing that despite some improvement and reforms in some specific sectors, it still could not change the perception of the experts, business community and the public when fundamental anti-corruption reforms recommended by... Read More
ACU Probes High-ranking Corruption Case, Warn Official
The director of the Anti-Terrorism Police Department has been warned by the Anti-Corruption Unit following the lodging of a corruption complaint against him, according to officials at the ACU. Y Sok Khy has allegedly been illegally collecting so-called ‘voluntary funds’ from his subordinates on a monthly basis for nearly two years.
After Dispute, ACU to Monitor Judicial Exams
Following a long delay due to a dispute between the Royal Academy for Judicial Professionals and the Anti-Corruption Unit (ACU), the annual exam for prospective judges has been rescheduled for next month, officials said on Tuesday.