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Malaysia freezes bank accounts of Najib's party
Reuters, Published on 29/06/2018
» KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia on Friday said it has frozen bank accounts of the political party once led by former premier Najib Razak as part of an investigation into alleged misappropriation from state fund 1Malaysia Development Bhd (1MDB).
Malaysia arrests Najib ex-aide in 1MDB probe-media
Reuters, Published on 25/06/2018
» KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysian authorities have made the first arrest in a renewed probe into the multi-billion dollar scandal at state fund 1MDB, remanding a former aide of ousted prime minister Najib Razak to assist in investigations, Bernama news reported on Monday.
Amend the Sangha Act
News, Published on 26/05/2018
» If three senior ministers are charged with corruption simultaneously, the government they serve must be suffering a crisis of credibility. It is the same for the country's highest governing body of monastic affairs, the Sangha Supreme Council (SSC), whose three "cabinet" members, along with other two monks, are accused of siphoning and laundering temple money to enrich themselves.
Barred from travel, Najib faces Malaysia wrath over 1MDB
Bloomberg News, Published on 14/05/2018
» As Malaysia’s most powerful man, Najib Razak worked hard to keep the public from accessing information about a multi-billion dollar scandal at state fund 1MDB. Now they just might find out all the juicy details.
China marks 10th anniversary of devastating earthquake
AFP, Published on 12/05/2018
» BEIJING - China on Saturday marks the 10th anniversary of a massive earthquake that killed tens of thousands in southwest Sichuan province and left scars on the nation that have yet to fully heal.
Peru ex-president Humala, wife leave detention
AFP, Published on 01/05/2018
» LIMA - Peruvian ex-president Ollanta Humala and his wife have left preventative detention ahead of their corruption trial, authorities said Monday.
Obec boots out school chief over B400k bribe
News, Dumrongkiat Mala, Published on 03/04/2018
» The Office of Basic Education Commission (Obec) has fired former Samsenwittayalai School director Viroj Samruan for receiving "tea money" -- a local euphemism for a bribe -- from parents in exchange for enrolling their children in his institution last year.
Scholarship students left high and dry
News, Published on 02/04/2018
» A Lampang nursing college has complained 30 of their students entitled to scholarships under the embezzlement-hit Sema Phatthana Chiwit Fund have not yet received the money from the Education Ministry's scheme aimed at helping vulnerable young women.
Brexit campaigners breached UK vote rules, lawyers say
AFP, Published on 27/03/2018
» LONDON - Brexit campaigners breached UK law to channel more funds to a data analysis firm ahead of the EU referendum, according to evidence outlined on Monday by whistleblowers' lawyers.
French ex-president Sarkozy held in Libya financing probe
AFP, Published on 20/03/2018
» PARIS - French ex-president Nicolas Sarkozy was taken into police custody Tuesday and questioned over allegations that late Libyan dictator Moamer Kadhafi financed his 2007 election campaign via suitcases stuffed with cash, a source close to the inquiry told AFP.