Anti-corruption Commission

(1) Institutional background

The source states that Myanmar signed the United Nations Convention Against Corruption (UNCAC) on 2 December 2005 as member number 137, and ratified it on 20 December 2012.

The President signed and approved the Anti-corruption Law on 7 August 2013; it entered into force on 17 September 2013.

The first amendment was promulgated on 23 July 2014 as Law No. 32/2014; the second on 29 July 2016 as Law No. 33/2016; the third on 31 July 2017 as Law No. 18/2017; the fourth on 21 June 2018 as Law No. 20/2018; and the fifth on 2 August 2023 as Law No. 54/2023.

The Anti-corruption Rules were issued on 10 July 2015 with the agreement of the Union Government.

Under sections 7, 9 and 10 of the Anti-corruption Law, the Anti-corruption Commission (formerly the Bribery Eradication Commission) was established and assigned duties on 25 February 2014 by President's Office Order No. 6/2014, with 15 members including the Chair and Secretary.

The source states that the fourth Anti-corruption Commission was constituted and appointed by President's Office Order No. 29/2026 on 10 April 2026, with Chair ဦးစိုးသိန်း and eight members, nine people in total.

The Anti-corruption Commission undertakes the following activities:

• Organizing corruption-prevention awareness talks and training in government departments and organizations.
• Preparing teachers' manuals for educational programs for basic education students.
• Organizing corruption-prevention awareness talks for the private sector, civil society organizations and the public.

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• Allowing members of the public to lodge complaints when they suffer losses through corruption in their dealings with government departments, private businesses and social organizations.
• Having the established complaint scrutiny and assessment teams examine complaints and discuss them at weekly Commission meetings.
• Obtaining verification of information concerning complaints.
• Conducting investigations.
• Discussing and deciding on investigation reports at Commission meetings and obtaining legal advice.
• Where action solely under the Civil Service Law is appropriate, referring the matter to the relevant department for action.
• Where an offence is found to have been committed, bringing proceedings under the Anti-corruption Law.

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• Holding training and talks in cooperation with relevant government bodies on combating and preventing corruption.
• Cooperating with relevant government bodies on the review of UNCAC implementation.
• Organizing discussions with regional organizations and the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) to exchange experience on combating and preventing corruption.
• Discussing future anti-corruption activities with other countries, sharing methods and providing training through mutual assistance between countries.
• Liaising with UNODC on the UNCAC implementation review; holding UNODC discussions and training to support implementation, regional discussions between countries and global conferences on implementing UNCAC.
• Signing memoranda of understanding.

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The objectives of this Law are as follows:

• To undertake the fight against corruption as a national duty.
• To bring about clean government and good governance.
• To improve integrity and responsibility in public administration.
• To protect state property, society, and citizens' rights and interests from harm caused by corruption.
• To take effective action against those who commit corruption.
• To increase transparency in the rule of law and administration, and promote economic development through domestic and foreign investment.

To improve the well-being and prosperity of the public by working together with them to resist and combat corruption throughout the country.

To regard combating corruption as a national duty and carry out prevention, investigation and public education.

• To reduce losses of public funds caused by corruption through transparency, responsibility and accountability.
• To achieve a significant reduction in systemic corruption that is deeply embedded in public institutions.
• To provide effective protection for state funds, property and citizens' interests.
• To create an economic environment free from corruption.
• To carry out corruption prevention, education, law enforcement, investigation and prosecution effectively and firmly.

Points to note when lodging a complaint about corruption

Anti-corruption Commission Office

Office No. 56, Nay Pyi Taw

Republic of the Union of Myanmar

Phone+95 67 810 334 7

Email addressaccm@accm.gov.mm