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Singapore probe into alleged Prince scam ring widens with raid
Bloomberg, Published on 23/11/2025
» Singapore authorities raided a car loan company that borrowed from a firm connected to Prince Holding Group, as the net widens on those linked to the alleged scam organisation and its chair Chen Zhi.
China-built airport in Nepal ‘littered with corruption’
The New York Times, Published on 19/04/2025
» A government inquiry into a new $216-million international airport in Nepal’s second-biggest city found that “irregularities and corruption” by officials and lawmakers allowed a Chinese state-owned contractor to ignore its obligations and charge for work it never completed.
France's Macron announces fourth government of the year
AFP, Published on 24/12/2024
» PARIS - French President Emmanuel Macron named a new government Monday evening, putting together a team under Francois Bayrou, his fourth prime minister of the year, to drag the second-largest EU economy out of political crisis.
Ex-IMF chief Rato gets four-year jail term in Spain for tax crimes
AFP, Published on 20/12/2024
» MADRID - A Madrid court sentenced ex-IMF chief and Spanish economy minister Rodrigo Rato to more than four years in prison for tax crimes, money laundering and corruption, it said Friday.
Vietnam convicts death-row tycoon of fraud in new trial
Bloomberg News, Published on 17/10/2024
» A Vietnamese real estate tycoon facing the death penalty for fraud has been sentenced to life in prison after being found guilty on additional charges, showing the extent of the ruling Communist Party’s determination to crack down on corruption.
Anti-LGBTQIA2S+ laws cost Uganda $1.6 billion
Bloomberg News, Published on 09/10/2024
» KAMPALA - Uganda's anti-LGBTQIA2S+ laws that include the death sentence in some cases have cost the nation as much as US$1.6 billion since being introduced in May last year, a new study found.
Singapore wealth flows face renewed scrutiny in superhacker case
Bloomberg News, Published on 31/05/2024
» SINGAPORE- Before he was arrested this month for allegedly running what is likely the world's largest cybercrime computer network, Wang Yunhe enjoyed a lavish lifestyle in Singapore.
Property tycoon ‘embezzled $12bn’ in Vietnam’s biggest fraud case
Bloomberg, 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.
Minority coalition takes shape in Pakistan
Reuters, Published on 14/02/2024
» ISLAMABAD - Former prime minister Shehbaz Sharif will be the nominee for Pakistan’s next premier to lead a new coalition alliance formed between different parties, a spokeswoman said on Tuesday after national elections last week Ex-returned a hung parliament.
Pakistan coalition talks drag on
Reuters, Published on 13/02/2024
» ISLAMABAD - Pakistan’s political stalemate after inconclusive elections last week showed no signs of ending on Tuesday with the largest groups still unable to agree on forming a coalition government to run the crisis-hit country.