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Welcome to TIAP

Welcome to the TI Asia Pacific (TIAP) website where you can learn more about TI’s activities in Asia Pacific.

The Asia Pacific region represents more than half of the world's population. China, India, Indonesia, Pakistan, Bangladesh and Japan rank among the 10 most populous countries. The region is very diverse in terms of cultural, social and political background and has a number of distinct sub-regions.

Rapid economic growth in much of East and South East Asia and in India has profound governance implications. However, many Asia Pacific countries suffer from corruption, in some cases endemic. At the same time, there are outstanding examples of transparency and accountability in the region. By working together effectively, both at government and non-governmental levels, regional stakeholders can share best practices in order to reduce corruption.

Asia Pacific Regional Meeting and Annual Membership Meeting (AMM) in Bali, Indonesia, October 25-29, 2007
Welcome Speech by T. Mulya Lubis, Chairman of the Executive Board, TI Indonesia
Recommendations for TI Action from the Workshop on Asset Recovery
Declaration on Burma by the Conference Plenary

Foreign Commonwealth Office Capacity Building Workshop on Developing Anti-Corruption Efforts in the Construction Sector
21 – 22 August 2007, Tsinghua University, Beijing, China
Press Release

East Asia Regional Meeting of TI ChaptersAug 31 – 2 Sept 2007, Hotel Bayangol, Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia
Meeting Declaration
Meeting Report

TI Asia Pacific Forestry and Corruption Programme Development Workshop
25th – 27 July 2007, Bangkok, Thailand
Workshop Report

Southeast Asia Regional Meeting of TI Chapters
23 – 25 July 2007, Viengtai Hotel, Bangkok, Thailand
Meeting Declaration

TIAP Network

TI's Asia Pacific based National Chapters form TIAP, the regional anti-corruption forum for sharing experiences, lessons learned and anti-corruption tools.

The TIAP network consists of 19 National Chapters, Chapters in Formation and National Contacts, in four sub-regional groups. Without the Chapters, TIAP would not exist. They carry out important anti-corruption work at the national level. Awareness raising, advocacy on policy reforms and good governance, as well as mobilisation of the youth, are examples of activities through which Chapters bring out corruption related problems and causes to the public eye, accelerate media discussion, and provide concrete methods for tackling corruption. By working cooperatively with governments, private sector and other civil society organisations, Chapters make the best use of the TIAP anti-corruption network.

To find out more about each Chapter and its work, click on the country in the table below.

East Asia	South East Asia	South Asia	Pacific
China	Indonesia	Bangladesh	Australia
Japan	Malaysia	India	Fiji
South Korea	Philippines	Maldives	New Zealand
Taiwan	Thailand	Nepal	Papua New Guinea
		Pakistan	Solomon Islands
		Sri Lanka	Vanuatu

TI's Asia Pacific Department acts as the coordinator for TIAP website.

Latest News from the Region

Bangladesh Asks U.K. to Help Recover Lawmakers' Offshore Assets Bloomberg.com, 21 September 2007

Transparency International on the US$500 mln Bond issue, Columbo, Sri Lanka, 16 September, 2007 (Access the full document here)

National Judicial Policy Making Council takes serious note of Corruption in Government Departments Karachi, 25 June 2007

TI South Asia chapters call for judicial integrity, access to information law Dhaka / Colombo, 06 June 2007

TI PNG outraged by payouts for Government cronies Port Moresby, 07 May 2007

Launching of PQA Procurement Manual Karachi, 04 April 2007

Integrity Pact concluded with the Vishakhapatam Steel Plant New Delhi, 29 March 2007

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In Focus

New Report: Regional Overview Report on National Integrity Systems in East and Southeast Asia

Report investigates strength of institutions of oversight and accountability in East and Southeast Asia >>more

Handbook: Curbing Corruption in Public Procurement
Experiences from Indonesia, Malaysia and Pakistan

The Handbook for Curbing Corruption in Public Procurement is a useful new publication from based on practical experiences from Asia and Transparency International. Tailored to civil society and local governments, the Handbook provides an overview of the problem of corruption in public contracting and offers suggestions and experiences of how this problem can be addressed. The book features case studies from Indonesia, Malaysia, and Pakistan. Public authorities as well as private sector actors, such as bidders, suppliers, contractors and consultants will enjoy this hands on guide to reduce corruption in procurement.

Click here to download the publication
This publication is also available in Bahasa

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