Corruption

Tashkent 24/2/ (50).  In Tajikistan, over 20% of the population lives in poverty, and millions of citizens have emigrated to Russia to find work. Meanwhile, a feudal elite under President…

London (15/11 – 67) The streets in Colombo, Sri Lanka, erupted into celebration on July 13, 2022 after weeks of peaceful protests forced then-President Gotabaya Rajapaksa to flee the country. Rajapaksa, long…

The HCM City People’s Court on Friday sentenced the former director of Thủ Đức Hospital to 21 years in prison for embezzling over VNĐ102.5 billion (US$4.2 million) through bidding violations and money…

A fugitive Vietnamese businesswoman was sentenced to 10 years in jail on Thursday, her second sentence in absentia as the country’s communist authorities push on with an anti-corruption purge. Nguyen…

Brussels, Frankfurt (15/7 – 56) Bad habits die badly. Three hundred fifty years of Dutch colonial rule, where expatriate European masters professing noble, selfless public service for the Kingdom of…

More than 50 officials have gone on trial in Vietnam for alleged corruption over repatriation flights during the COVID-19 pandemic, a scandal that has seen several senior ministers fired. The…

Singapore’s transport minister has been arrested in connection with a rare top-level corruption investigation that has also ensnared a billionaire hotel tycoon, the country’s anti-graft body has said. S Iswaran,…

Brussels, Berlin (21/3 – 42.86) Tajikistan, a small fragile country in Central Asia, has been facing a multitude of issues in recent years. With a population of just over 9…

Rüya Bayegan using prime minister Barzani’s right hand – Rania Majeed – to elbow her way back to KRG? Ankara, Erbil (4/1 – 45). Rüya Bayegan, the CEO of BGN…

More than 900 State officials and employees were investigated by police for corruption and abuse of power in 2022, according to Vietnam’s Ministry of Public Security. The ministry outlined the…