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Scandal-hit EU assembly set to move on anti-corruption plan

A European Parliament official says President Roberta Metsola wants to clamp down on the activities of former lawmakers and lobbyists in response to a major corruption scandal

The Independent UK

European legal team arriving in Lebanon in corruption probe

Lebanon's justice minister says a European judicial delegation from France, Germany, and Luxembourg has started to arrive in Lebanon to probe the country’s Central Bank governor and dozens of other individuals over suspected corruption

The Independent UK

EU parliament head to set out transparency plan to respond to scandal

The head of the European Parliament will set out a 14-point plan on Thursday to tighten within weeks rules for lawmakers on financial declarations and contacts with lobbyists, in a bid to restore trust after a criminal corruption scandal.

Reuters

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Corruption inquiry report on Gladys Berejiklian held until after NSW state election

Report by corruption commission into former NSW premier Gladys Berejiklian will not be delivered until after state election.

The New Daily

GOP's top agenda: Protecting Trump

Yeah, the GOP is coming for Biden, but the new House majority's No. 1 job is shielding Trump from accountability

Salon

Release of ICAC report on Daryl Maguire, Gladys Berejiklian delayed

The corruption watchdog says Operation Keppel's draft report is unlikely to be released before the NSW election as the investigation's lead considers "complex matters of law and fact".

ABC News

Berejiklian ICAC report due after election

The NSW corruption watchdog says it will deliver its report into former premier Gladys Berejiklian after the state election.

AAP

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Probe clears Bankstown mayor of corruption

An independent inquiry has cleared a Sydney mayor of impropriety after former NSW Labor frontbencher Tania Mihailuk aired concerns about corruption.

AAP

Is this a new dawn for Malaysia?

In 2007, on the 50th anniversary of Malaysia's independence, Nobel laureate economist Joseph E Stiglitz celebrated the "miracle" of the country's economic rise and creation of a vibrant multiethnic society. In the 15 years that followed, however, revelations of large-scale corruption and abuse of foreign workers damaged Malaysia's international reputation…

Bangkok Post

Austrian court acquits far-right leader in corruption retrial

A Vienna court found Austria's ex-vice chancellor and former far-right leader Heinz-Christian Strache not guilty on Tuesday in a retrial of a corruption case relating to party donations by the owner of a private clinic.

Reuters

Brazil protests: Why are Lula and Bolsonaro’s supporters protesting?

Supporters of right-wing former president Jair Bolsonaro have rioted in protest against Lula’s victory

Evening Standard

IMF says corruption has inflated costs of high-profile projects in Zambia

The International Monetary Fund said on Tuesday that corruption had inflated the cost of numerous high-profile tenders and construction projects in Zambia.

Reuters

Investigation clears NSW Labor candidate Khal Asfour of corruption, links to Eddie Obeid

Canterbury-Bankstown mayor Khal Asfour says he has been "vindicated" after a review finds no evidence of the corruption alleged by former Labor MP Tania Mihailuk.

ABC News

Officials squirm amid Chuvit's Triad exposé

What began in late October as a raid on a Bangkok night entertainment venue operating beyond the legal hours has now grown into one of the country's biggest corruption scandals.

Bangkok Post

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Reform to rid the DNP of graft

The explosive corruption scandal at the Department of National Parks, Wildlife and Plant Conservation (DNP) exposes the systemic rotting of the agency from within. The misconduct explains why the agency has failed to safeguard the country's forests. Even as the top boss was caught red-handed with bribery money, it is…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Iraq Eyes International Football Comeback with Gulf Cup

Iraq on Friday welcomed football teams from across the region for the Gulf Cup, ending nearly three decades of repeated bans on international matches in the war-torn and corruption-plagued country. The tournament in the southern city of Basra brings together eight teams, with Friday's opening match seeing the host nation…

Tribune News Service

Trump special counsel probe adds 2 anti-corruption prosecutors

WASHINGTON — The special counsel investigating former President Donald Trump has made two fresh hires, bringing on long-time career prosecutors experienced in handling complex public corruption cases, according to a person familiar with the matter.

Reuters

Factbox-Who's who in European Parliament's cash-for-influence scandal

A corruption scandal has been rocking the European Parliament since Belgian authorities raided parliament offices two weeks before Christmas.

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Vietnam ousts most senior officials in years as probes spread

Vietnam dismissed two deputy prime ministers — the most senior officials to be relieved of duties since 2017 — amid lengthy investigations driven by a campaign to clean up corruption and protect the Communist Party’s legitimacy.

Miami Herald

In hearing closed to public, former Bolivian minister gets 6 years in Florida tear gas case

MIAMI — A former minister in the Bolivian government who has been in federal custody since 2021 was sentenced to nearly six years in prison on Wednesday for laundering hundreds of thousands of dollars in bribes through a Miami bank in exchange for steering an inflated tear-gas contract to a…

Reuters

Fourteen candidates join race for Cyprus presidency in Feb. vote

Fourteen candidates formally joined the race on Thursday to become Cyprus's next president in an election next month dominated by the island's decades-old division, irregular migration and corruption scandals.

Bangkok Post

Vietnam dismisses two ministers amid corruption probes

HANOI: Vietnam dismissed two deputy prime ministers amid lengthy investigations driven by a campaign to clean up corruption and protect the Communist Party’s legitimacy.

Tribune News Service

Sound Advice: USB flash drives are long lasting, but you should still have a backup

Q. I have many important files and photographs backed up on a USB flash drive. I am worried about losing them due to data corruption with age. How long do these drives last?

Bangkok Post

Chaiwat gives police evidence against accused National Parks chief

Chaiwat Limlikit-aksorn, director of the Protected Areas Regional Office 9, gave testimony to Anti-Corruption Division (ACD) police on Wednesday about his corruption allegations against Rutchada Suriyakul Na Ayutya, director-general of the National Parks, Wildlife and Plant Conservation Department.

Bangkok Post

Philippine minister seeks top cops' resignations

MANILA: Hundreds of top-ranking police in the Philippines were asked to resign on Wednesday as the government seeks to “cleanse” the corruption-tainted force of officers involved in the illegal drug trade.

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