Bangladesh among most corrupt despite anti-graft drive

Despite crackdown by interim government in Bangladesh, It remains one of most corrupt countries in the World. Bangladesh, after independence from Pakistan, has not been able to create a proper democratic set up and...

House, KPK, BPK to join forces on oil graft probe

Team up...a big project for three of the most powerful bodies start to investigate for oil and gas sector. KPK (The CORRUPTION ERADICATION COMMISSION), with outstanding achievement for solving many of corrupt issue...

Graft trial starts for ex-BI boss

Good governance need to be improve in Indonesia. I must admit for Corruption Eradication Commission team who had done a remarkable job. Well done!!" Former Bank Indonesia governor Burhanuddin Abdullah stood trial...

Former Indonesian bank chief in court on graft charges

"Jakarta (ANTARA News) - Indonesia's former central bank governor appeared in an anti-corruption court Wednesday charged with embezzling 11 million dollars in bank funds.Burhanuddin Abdullah was arrested in April by...

Bangladesh starts graft trial of ex-PM Khaleda

Bangladesh's interim government has finally started graft trial against former Prime Minister Khaleda Zia. She is accused of accepting kick-backs from a Canadian oil company for favouring them. Interrim...

Ex-PM Hasina appears before graft court

"Hasina was admitted to the hospital on March 11 for ear and eye ailments. She was also suffering from high blood pressure following her arrest in July last year."

Thaksin pleads not guilty to Thai graft charges

It will be interesting to see how the post-coup government handles Thaksin's return." Deposed Thai premier Thaksin Shinawatra pleaded not guilty Wednesday to corruption charges, in the first case assembled by military-backed investigators to reach court.Thaksin said little...

Inside The Seamy World of War Profiteers

From prostitutes to Super Bowl tickets, a federal probe reveals how KBR, a subsidiary of Halliburton and other private contractors in Iraq cheated the US Government, it's taxpayers and its servicemen.  ...

Open Letter To: SF City Officials & Non-Profit Providers

An Open Letter to the City Officials and the Homeless & Housing Service Providers.   Why have you abused us for the past 15 years ?   The latest HSA Report to the Board of Supervisors, regarding 'Shelter Policies' is a lie.   The Shelters...

Tanzanian PM to resign over graft

"Tanzania's prime minister has tendered his resignation after being implicated in an energy deal corruption scandal. "Because I have been linked to this scandal, I have decided to write to the president asking to be relieved of my duties," Edward Lowassa told MPs. He has...

Indonesia should take leading anti-corruption role: watchdog

""We need more countries to ratify it, and we recommended to the president... that he should take a leadership role in ensuring that there is a strong monitoring of this convention, so that it is not just a piece of paper," Labelle was quoted as saying by AFP. Labelle said...

90% of journalists slain since 2001 exposing graft

The Philippines is considered the second most dangerous place for journalists (I've heard too much of this already), next only to Iraq, which has technically been at war.  This is since President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo has stepped in to power in 2001.Maybe it's high...

Indonesian soccer chief jailed in graft case

"Prosecutors arrested the head of Indonesia's football association and sent him to jail on Tuesday after the Supreme Court sentenced him to two years for corruption. A lower court in 2005 cleared businessman Nurdin...

Kenyan President Moi's 'corruption' laid bare

A follow-up article in the Daily Telegraph UK to the leaked report from the whistleblower site wikileaks.org on the multi-billion dollar corruption scandal around former Kenyan president Daniel Arap Moi and his two sons & associates. A very curious thing is that Kroll and...

Top China leader fired for graft

"The most senior Chinese Communist Party official in Shanghai has been sacked for corruption, state media reported. "

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