Malaysia's commitment to fight corruption via UNCAC
COMMENT | Malaysia signed the United Nations Convention against Corruption (UNCAC) on Dec 9, 2003, and ratified it on Sept 24, 2008. This important decision marked a new chapter in Malaysia's efforts to fight corruption.
Since then, Malaysia has introduced significant reforms and implemented measures aligned with international standards as required by UNCAC.
Under UNCAC's implementation review mechanism, Malaysia completed two cycles of peer review. In the first cycle...
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