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Anwar’s former aide, businessman to face bribery charges: Malaysia’s anti-graft agency
Albert Tei purportedly channelled over US$150,000 to Anwar’s former senior political secretary Shamsul Iskandar Mohd Akin, which was allegedly spent…
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Pope prays at site of 2020 port explosion, consoles relatives of victims
BEIRUT — BEIRUT (AP) — Pope Leo XIV prayed Tuesday at the site of a deadly 2020 Beirut port explosion…
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Thousands protest in Philippines against flood control fraud
MANILA: Thousands massed in the Philippine capital on Sunday (Nov 30) demanding accountability over a multi-billion-dollar infrastructure scandal that has…
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Commentary: A corruption scandal is engulfing the Philippines
SYSTEMIC MISMANAGEMENT Protestors are demanding the arrest of those implicated in the graft and the return of stolen public money. Government…
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Ukrainian anti-corruption raid targets Zelenskyy’s prominent chief of staff
KYIV, Ukraine — Anti-corruption units have raided the home, and reportedly also the office, of Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s chief…
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Thailand suspends prison boss over alleged privileges for Chinese inmates
BANGKOK: Thai authorities have suspended a prison chief in Bangkok over allegations that high-profile Chinese inmates were granted access to…
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Ex-abbot of China’s Shaolin Temple arrested for embezzlement
BEIJING: The former head of the Chinese temple known as the birthplace of gongfu has been arrested over suspicion of…
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Whoosh, Indonesia’s high-speed rail project, under probe by anti-graft agency
JAKARTA: Indonesia’s Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) is probing the country’s Whoosh high-speed rail (HSR) project. The 142km line from Jakarta…
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China’s former agriculture minister Tang Renjian gets suspended death sentence for bribery
BEIJING: Tang Renjian, China’s former minister of agriculture and rural affairs, was sentenced to death with reprieve for bribery at…
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Thousands take to streets as Philippines protests flood control fraud
MANILA: Thousands of Filipinos gathered on Sunday (Sep 21) in Manila to express their anger over a ballooning scandal involving…
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