Indonesia hopes to dispel concerns about official corruption in relief operations by announcing each month the amount of money it receives in foreign donations and wherethe funds are being spent, the government said on Tuesday. Indonesia is one of the world's most graft-ridden nations. Aid for disaster relief elsewhere in the country has regularly gone missing in the past, allegedly into the hands of corrupt local officials. "We will announce every month, on the 26th, the money we receive," said Coordinating Minister for People's Welfare Alwi Shihab, who is in charge of the country's relief effort. "We will list down all contributions and where it is going to avoid anysuspicion (of graft)." Indonesia was the worst affected of 11 Indian Ocean nations that were hit by the Dec. 26 tsunami. More than 110,000 people were killed in the country and tens of thousands are still missing. |