7-2-2018

    13th SEA-PAC Principals meeting was held in Edsa Shangri- la Hotel, Manila, Philippines from 27-11-2017 to 29-11-2017 was attended by Commissioner Daw Myat Myat So and U Moe Naing, Assistant Director of the Anti-Corruption Commission Office, Myanmar.

    The meeting was attended by 34  officials and representatives from SEA-PAC member countries: Anti-Corruption Bureau- Brunei (ACB), Anti-Corruption Unit- Cambodia (ACU), Corruption Eradication Commission- Indonesia (KPK), State Inspection and Anti-Corruption Authority- Lao PDR (SIAA), Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission- (MACC), Anti-Corruption Commission – Myanmar (ACC), Office of the Ombudsman- Philippines (OMB), Corrupt Practices Investigation Bureau- Singapore (CPIB), National Anti-Corruption Commission- Thailand (NACC), Government Inspectorate of Vietnam- Vietnam (GIV).

        As a side event with the meeting, Office of the Ombudsman (OMB) and the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) jointly held a regional workshop titled "Implementing UNCAC Articles 10 and 13 in Southeast Asia; Anti-Corruption Agencies' Role" on 29-11-2017.

The workshop was attended by a total of (40) representatives, attendees of 13th SEA-PAC Principals meeting, officials from the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC), invited non-governmental organizations (NGOs).

By attending this meeting, the member countries were able to have a more friendly relationship with each other and get knowledge from other member countries that are more experienced than us. In relation to the Action Plan (2017-2019) of SEA-PAC, the activities of Myanmar Anti-Corruption Commission can be reported to other member countries. There were advantages while serving as the chairman in 2016, including hosting the Annual meeting and Secretariat meeting in Myanmar, the activities of Myanmar Anti-Corruption Commission can be reported to this meeting.