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Cambodia inches up corruption index
Published on 03/12/2014
» PHNOM PENH — Cambodia has performed better than last year in its effort to fight corruption, but it is still slow, an international anti-corruption watchdog said Wednesday.
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Najib to fight graft, seek UN seat
Bloomberg News, Published on 07/04/2013
» Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak pledged to fight corruption, boost public services and seek a non-permanent seat on the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) if his coalition retains power in elections due in a matter of weeks.
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Makati mayor escorted to graft hearing
Published on 29/01/2015
» MANILA — The mayor of the Philippines' main financial district was arrested Thursday for contempt and escorted to a Senate hearing to answer allegations of corruption after he repeatedly snubbed the legislature.
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Indonesia faces challenge to seizure of yacht wanted by US
Associated Press, Published on 19/03/2018
» JAKARTA: Indonesian police say a luxury yacht seized as part of a US probe into the alleged multibillion-dollar theft of funds from a Malaysian state investment company has not been handed over to the US because of a legal challenge from its owner.
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Myanmar court sentences Suu Kyi to 5 years in jail
Published on 27/04/2022
» A court in military-ruled Myanmar on Wednesday found deposed leader Aung San Suu Kyi guilty of corruption and sentenced her to five years in jail, according to a source with knowledge of the proceedings.
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Ancient Greeks outsourced battles
Sunday Spotlight, Published on 20/11/2022
» Wherever there is an out-of-the-way war, there will be mercenaries -- hired fighters whose only common bond may be a hunger for adventure. Some join foreign armies or rebel forces because they believe in the cause; others sign on because the price is right.
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Rich developer vs the local paper
Sunday Spotlight, Published on 28/08/2022
» Summers in Aspen are usually a breezy idyll of sunny hikes and ice-cream socials, a season when rich tourists fly in to attend jazz festivals and soak up mountain views from their US$1,000 (35,000 baht)-a-night hotel rooms.
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Malaysia blocks whistle-blower website
Published on 20/07/2015
» KUALA LUMPUR — Malaysian authorities said they had blocked a UK-based website that had published corruption allegations against Prime Minister Najib Razak, but the portal vowed Monday to press on with its exposes.
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Laughing off the fear
Sunday Spotlight, Published on 03/07/2022
» When Taha al-Baskini won a part in a new play about soldiers who reunite after dying in combat, his costume was already in his closet. His onstage camouflage pants were the same ones he had worn as a militia fighter during Libya's most recent civil war a few years ago, when an airstrike injured al-Baskini and killed several of his comrades as they defended their city.
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Yangon gets smarter
Asia focus, Larry Jagan, Published on 20/05/2019
» Yangon is introducing smart meters to control the electricity supply, monitor usage and bill customers in a single automated system. If a pilot project is successful, the potential for further development could be huge, says the entrepreneur spearheading the technology.
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