Tag: Corruption
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Corruption is a top concern for Brazilian voters ahead of Lula-Bolsonaro runoff
Corruption is a top concern for many Brazilian voters ahead of Sunday’s presidential runoff between far-right candidate Flávio Bolsonaro and left-leaning Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva. ... -
Former China Development Bank president is under anti-corruption probe
A former president of the China Development Bank was put under investigation on suspicion of serious violations of party discipline and the law, the country’s top ... -
Social service institution linked to alleged MOP13 million subsidy fraud scheme
The Commission Against Corruption (CCAC) has uncovered an alleged public subsidy fraud scheme involving a social service institution, with the amount involved exceeding MOP13 million. ... -
Another senator arrested for alleged large-scale corruption
A Philippine senator was arrested yesterday and charged under the country’s anti-corruption statutes, becoming the latest member of the upper legislative chamber to be arrested in more than ... -
Former first lady sentenced to 20 months in prison for corruption
The wife of South Korea’s ousted President Yoon Suk Yeol was sentenced to 20 months in prison for corruption yesterday, as her husband awaits a verdict ... -
Corruption watchdog probes chef over bribery allegations
The Commission Against Corruption (CCAC) has launched an investigation into the executive chef of a food and beverage department at an integrated resort enterprise following reports ... -
Corruption scandal pressures Zelenskyy to show greater accountability
Pressure is mounting on Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy to take stronger action to show accountability in the face of a corruption scandal presenting the greatest threat ... -
Beijing expels No. 2 general and 8 others from the Communist Party in anti-corruption drive
China’s second-highest ranking general and eight other senior officials have been expelled from the ruling Communist Party and the military on suspicion of serious misconduct linked ... -
Police arrest 17 for hurling rocks as thousands peacefully protest corruption
Philippine police arrested 17 people — many dressed in black and wearing face masks — who set fire to the tires of a barricade truck and ... -
Marcos supports public outrage over corruption but says protests should be peaceful
The Philippine president yesterday encouraged the public to express their outrage over massive corruption that has plagued flood-control projects in one of Asia’s most typhoon-prone countries ... -
Military chiefs reject call to defect from Marcos over flood control uproar
The Philippine defense and military chiefs rejected a call for the country’s armed forces to withdraw support from President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. in response to public ... -
High-ranking military official placed under investigation, defense ministry says
China has suspended a high-ranking military official while he is being investigated, its Defense Ministry announced yesterday. The official, Miao Hua, is director of the Political ... -
Football Association bans 43 people for life after corruption investigation
China’s Football Association has banned 43 people for life over allegations of match-fixing and other forms of corruption in the latest effort to weed out graft ... -
Former agriculture minister sentenced to 10 years for corruption
Indonesia’s anti-graft court sentenced a former agriculture minister to 10 years in prison yesterday after finding him guilty of corruption-related extortion, abuse of power and bribery ... -
Former Chinese defense minister expelled from ruling Communist Party over graft allegations
Former Chinese defense minister Li Shangfu was expelled from the ruling Communist Party and is being investigated for corruption and bribery, the official Xinhua news agency ... -
Corruption watchdog investigated 249 cases in 2023
The Commission Against Corruption (CCAC) has handled 249 cases, including corruption, ombudsman investigations and mutual assistance inquiries. The agency has recorded a decline in reports of ... -
Two Macau customs officers accused of sick leave fraud
The city’s corruption watchdog has uncovered allegations that, cumulatively, two customs officers in Macau fraudulently obtained over 2,300 sick leave days, costing the government over MOP3 ... -
Tokyo Olympic bribery scandal rolls on; company apologizes
A Japanese company embroiled in the 2020 Tokyo Olympic corruption scandal said yesterday it would strengthen oversight to prevent further wrongdoing. Takeshi Natsuno, president of the Japanese entertainment ... -
Anti-graft watchdog busts alleged breach of confidentiality
A company proprietor in the construction sector has been arrested for allegedly engaging in anti-competitive practices by stealing commercial secrets from his former employer, the Commission ... -
Reports to anti-corruption watchdog nearly doubled in 2021
The city’s anti-corruption watchdog has received 712 complaints or reports in 2021, of which 179 related to elections. The reported figure is nearly double the number ... -
Property moguls defendants in corruption case trial
Property developers William Kuan Vai Lam and Sio Tak Hong have been confirmed as additional defendants in the ongoing corruption trial of Li Canfeng, the former director ... -
IPIM president under probe for alleged corruption, suspended from office
IPIM president Jackson Chan The President of the Macao Trade and Investment Promotion Institute (IPIM), Jackson Chang, is under criminal investigation for alleged irregularities regarding the ... -
Corruption | Alexis Tam explains Chao Son U sacking
The Secretary for Social Affairs and Culture, Alexis Tam, clarified yesterday why he sacked Chao Son U from the Cultural Industries Fund’s administrative committee. Alexis Tam ...
