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Who is Muhammad Yunus, the next leader of Bangladesh?
New York Times, Published on 07/08/2024
» SEOUL - Muhammad Yunus, a Nobel laureate and microfinance pioneer, is set to become the interim leader of Bangladesh, overseeing a temporary government intended to help stabilise the South Asian nation after a month of political violence.
Vietnam jails tycoon for 21 years for fraud, stock manipulation
Published on 05/08/2024
» HANOI - A court in Vietnam sentenced the former chairman of property developer FLC to 21 years in prison on Monday for fraud and stock manipulation, in the latest case in a sweeping anti-graft campaign targeting high-flying business leaders.
Nobel laureate Yunus indicted for embezzlement
Published on 12/06/2024
» DHAKA - Nobel laureate Muhammad Yunus and 13 others were indicted by a court in Bangladesh court on Wednesday on charges of embezzlement of 252 million taka ($2 million) from the workers’ welfare fund of his telecoms company.
Vietnam arrests prominent journalist for Facebook posts
Published on 09/06/2024
» Authorities in Vietnam have arrested one of the country’s most prominent journalists and accused him of “abusing democratic freedoms” by posting articles on Facebook that “infringed on the interests of the state and the legitimate rights and interests of organisations and individuals.”
Thousands of Ukrainian prisoners apply to join army
Published on 31/05/2024
» KYIV - In its quest to fill the dwindling ranks of its infantry, Ukraine has turned to recruiting prisoners to join the fight against Russia, and more than four thousand have applied so far.
China hands death sentence to ex-banker for taking bribes
South China Morning Post, Published on 29/05/2024
» BEIJING - A court in eastern China delivered a rare death sentence on Tuesday, after finding that a former senior banker accepted bribes worth more than 1.1 billion yuan (US$151 million) in his role with one of the country's top four state asset managers.
Blinken labels China's Uyghur treatment 'genocide' in US report
South China Morning Post, Published on 23/04/2024
» United States Secretary of State Antony Blinken highlighted Uyghurs in China's Xinjiang region as victims of "genocide and crimes against humanity" while launching the State Department's annual human rights report on Monday, days before he is expected to meet senior officials in Beijing.
Property tycoon ‘embezzled $12bn’ in Vietnam’s biggest fraud case
Published on 03/03/2024
» For several years, Truong My Lan held meetings on the 39th floor of the sleek Times Square tower in the heart of Vietnam’s commercial hub, Ho Chi Minh City. There, in a room that acted as her command centre, she allegedly wove a $12 billion tapestry of fraud and corruption, according to the police reports that form the basis of a court case against her.
Malaysia's Anwar defends royal clemency for ex-PM Najib
Published on 05/02/2024
» KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim urged calm on Monday as he defended a move to reduce the jail sentence for disgraced former leader Najib Razak, amid a growing backlash from critics who said the decision could jeopardise anti-corruption efforts.
Jail term of Malaysian ex-PM Najib halved
Published on 02/02/2024
» KUALA LUMPUR - A Malaysian pardons board on Friday confirmed that it had halved the jail sentence of former prime minister Najib Razak, who was convicted of graft and money laundering related to the multibillion-dollar 1MDB scandal.