Anti-Corruption Commission Trains Officials at ‘Problem’ Ministries
Anti-Corruption Commission Trains Officials at ‘Problem’ Ministries
The Irrawaddy, 06 Feb 2019
URL: https://www.irrawaddy.com/news/burma/anti-corruption-commission-trains-officials-problem-ministries.html
NAYPYITAW—the Corruption Prevention Unit of the Myanmar Anti-Corruption Commission will conduct training for officials at the 14 ministries that have drawn the most complaints from the public.
Among the ministries that have drawn a high number of complaints are Home Affairs; Office of the Union Government; Agriculture, Livestock and Irrigation; Transport and Communications; Natural Resources and Environmental Conservation; Electricity and Energy; Labor, Immigration and Population; Commerce; Education, Health and Sports; Planning and Finance; Hotels and Tourism; Construction; and the Union Attorney-General’s Office.
The commission said it received 10,747 complaints from Nov. 24, 2017 to Dec. 31, 2018, of which over 2,000 were filed in Yangon Region and 1,837 in Mandalay Region.
The three-day training session will help restore trust between the public and the government, U Kyaw Soe said.President U Win Myint in December approved the creation of corruption-prevention units (CPUs) within government departments.
Among the ministries that have drawn a high number of complaints are Home Affairs; Office of the Union Government; Agriculture, Livestock and Irrigation; Transport and Communications; Natural Resources and Environmental Conservation; Electricity and Energy; Labor, Immigration and Population; Commerce; Education, Health and Sports; Planning and Finance; Hotels and Tourism; Construction; and the Union Attorney-General’s Office.
The commission said it received 10,747 complaints from Nov. 24, 2017 to Dec. 31, 2018, of which over 2,000 were filed in Yangon Region and 1,837 in Mandalay Region.
The three-day training session will help restore trust between the public and the government, U Kyaw Soe said.President U Win Myint in December approved the creation of corruption-prevention units (CPUs) within government departments.