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Vietnam clears way for top policeman to take presidency
Reuters, Published on 21/05/2024
» HANOI - Vietnam's National Assembly said on Tuesday it will vote to dismiss To Lam from the post of Minister of Public Security, paving the way for him to be elected state president this week as part of a shakeup in the country's leadership.
Malaysia says Singapore has returned $16m in 1MDB funds
Reuters, Published on 19/11/2021
» KUALA LUMPUR: Singapore has recently returned to Malaysia about $16.3 million linked to a multi-billion-dollar scandal at state fund 1MDB, Malaysia's anti-graft agency said on Friday.
Ex-Indonesian minister jailed for 12 years in Covid-19 graft scandal
Reuters, Published on 23/08/2021
» JAKARTA: Former Indonesian social affairs minister Juliari Batubara has been sentenced to 12 years in prison over a multi-million dollar Covid-19 graft scandal, the Jakarta Corruption Court ruled on Monday. A judge said the former politician was found "convincingly guilty of corruption" after receiving 32.4 billion rupiah ($2.25 million) in kickbacks in relation to the procurement of goods intended for Covid-19 social assistance packages.
Myanmar faces growing isolation as military tightens grip
Reuters, Published on 18/03/2021
» Myanmar faced growing isolation on Thursday with increasingly limited internet services and its last private newspaper ceasing publication as the military built its case against ousted elected leader Aung San Suu Kyi.
Indonesia names second cabinet minister as suspect in graft case
Reuters, Published on 06/12/2020
» JAKARTA: Indonesia's anti-graft agency named Social Affairs Minister Juliari Batubara on Sunday as a suspect in a million-dollar bribery case, along with four others, while President Joko Widodo warned officials against misuse of public funds.
Indonesian minister among 17 arrested in corruption probe
Reuters, Published on 25/11/2020
» JAKARTA: Indonesia's maritime and fisheries minister was arrested on Wednesday by the country's anti-graft agency, among 17 people detained in simultaneous swoops as part of a probe into alleged corruption in the export of baby lobsters.
Questions emerge over trials in 1MDB scandal
Reuters, Published on 03/03/2020
» KUALA LUMPUR: Hours after Malaysia's change of leadership at the weekend, former prime minister Najib Razak posted a picture of himself smiling and giving a thumbs-up on social media.
Malaysia regulator to probe if AirAsia broke rules
Reuters, Published on 02/02/2020
» KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia's securities regulator said on Sunday it will examine whether AirAsia Group and unit AirAsia X broke securities laws, after UK prosecutors accused executives of receiving bribes from Airbus for buying planes.
Malaysia says country shielding 1MDB fugitive refuses to cooperate
Reuters, Published on 04/11/2019
» KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysian fugitive Low Taek Jho, wanted over a multibillion dollar scandal at state fund 1MDB, is living in a country that has refused to cooperate on efforts to retrieve him, Malaysia's police chief said on Monday, according to the state news agency.
Indonesia protests endanger president's pledge of reforms
Reuters, Published on 01/10/2019
» JAKARTA: Indonesia's biggest student demonstrations in decades will test President Joko Widodo's pledge to go all out in his second term to boost growth in Southeast Asia's largest economy, a former finance minister and a government adviser say.