Graft

Marcos Jr To Oversee Hunt For Loot If He Wins

Nearly 40 years after the Philippines began hunting for the billions of dollars plundered during former dictator Ferdinand Marcos's regime, much of the loot is still missing and no one in the family has been jailed.There are fears the rest may never be found if his son and namesake wins next week's presidential poll, which would put him in charge of the government agency leading the global search.The elder Marcos, his flamboyant wife Imelda, and their cronies are estimated to have s

3 May 2022
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No money no vote in Indonesia election

When Indonesian authorities arrested a politician with some 400,000 cash-filled envelopes, it was a stark reminder that a long-time election staple is alive and well in the corruption-riddled country –vote buying.Bowo Sidik Pangarso was detained last month for alleged embezzlement from a fertiliser firm, but officials also discovered the lawmaker had boxes stuffed with envelopes of low-denomination notes totalling about eight billion rupiah (US$565,000).Graft-busters suspect the cash was earm

10 April 2019
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Malaysian anti-graft body probes false invoice claim

The MACC (Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission) is still investigating the three individuals nabbed over suspected graft involving millions of dollars of an oil and gas exploration and production services firm, Petronas Carigali.

11 September 2017
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