US sanctions Bosnian minister in anti-corruption effort The U.S. government has imposed sanctions on the head of Bosnia’s autonomous Bosniak-Croat Federation and others The Independent UK · Oct 3, 2022
The Best Metroid Games of All Time Our ultimate ranking of the 10 best Metroid games to help you separate the wheat from the chaff GamesRadar · Oct 3, 2022
The thriving career of an AIIMS official accused of serial corruption The store purchase committee lies at the heart of the administration of Delhi’s All India Institute of Medical Sciences. It is this committee that authorises all purchases above Rs 1 crore made by the institution. Newslaundry · Oct 3, 2022
Battle over corruption watchdog hearings The proposal for a national anti-corruption commission has divided parliament, with the opposition and members of the cross bench poking holes in the model. AAP · Oct 2, 2022
Voting ends in Bosnia election set to bring little change Polls have closed in Bosnia’s general election in which voters were choosing their new leaders from among the long-established cast of sectarian candidates and challengers promising to eradicate corruption and clientelism in government The Independent UK · Oct 2, 2022
Lula: the rise and fall and rise again of Brazil’s president-elect Former shoe-shine boy who became country’s first working-class president in 2002 sealed an astonishing comeback on Sunday The Guardian - UK · Oct 2, 2022
It is ironical that Congress is speaking about eradicating corruption, says Joshi It is even more ironical that we are talking about ‘fake Gandhis’ on Gandhi Jayanti: Union Minister for Parliamentary Affairs The Hindu · Oct 2, 2022
Former Tamil Nadu chief minister urges government to cancel PDS tenders awarded to erring firms Mr. Panneerselvam recalled Chief Minister M.K. Stalin's statements against corruption before elections and questioned his silence over the awarding of tenders to these firms. The Hindu · Oct 2, 2022
Bulgarian GERB ahead in election, but coalition outlook uncertain Bulgaria's GERB party of ex-Prime Minister Boyko Borissov looked set for a narrow win in Sunday's election, the fourth in less two years, as voters sought predictability from a former leader amid steep inflation and the war in Ukraine. Reuters · Oct 2, 2022
Anti-corruption body could examine Scott Morrison over Coalition’s ‘sports rorts’, Labor suggests Attorney general Mark Dreyfus insists new commission ‘is not an exercise in political payback’ and says it could tap phones of federal politicians The Guardian - AU · Oct 2, 2022
Attorney-general warns politicians after confirming integrity commission could access encrypted texts on WhatsApp and Signal Australia's Attorney-General Mark Dreyfus warns that the National Anti-Corruption Commission legislation will see the body have the ability to tap the phones of politicians, even if they are messaging on encrypted apps. ABC News · Oct 2, 2022
Four state scandals that show what a federal anti-corruption commission could uncover From Eddie Obeid to ‘Mr Ipswich’, state anti-corruption bodies have already shown how they can hold the powerful to account The Guardian - AU · Oct 1, 2022
Fortunes reverse for ex-judge and Brazil president he jailed When federal judge Sergio Moro resigned to enter politics, many in Brazil believed the anti-corruption crusader who jailed a popular former president could someday occupy the nation’s most powerful office The Independent UK · Oct 1, 2022
The idea that MPs only look after themselves lingers, as pressure builds over closed anti-corruption hearings For the integrity watchdog to rebuild voter trust in politicians, it must be transparent and earn that trust The Guardian - AU · Sep 30, 2022
The Times of India · Sep 30, 2022 Nashik: Inspector, police naik booked in bribery case NASHIK: The Anti Corruption Bureau (ACB), Nashik have booked a police inspector and a police naik of the Malegaon city police station in connection to a case of demanding bribe of Rs 20,000.
Reuters · Sep 30, 2022 International Court of Justice says Equatorial Guinea starts proceedings against France Equatorial Guinea has started proceedings against France at the International Court of Justice, said the Dutch-based court body on Friday, adding it related to charges that France had not followed up its obligations over fighting corruption.
The Conversation · Sep 30, 2022 Nigeria ticks some boxes as a democracy. Why this hasn't translated into a better life for most Since gaining independence on 1 October 1960, Nigeria has struggled to maintain a democratic government.
Evening Standard · Sep 30, 2022 Who is Lula da Silva, Brazil’s ‘most popular president’ who beat Jair Bolsonaro? Left-wing former president Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva is set to be Brazil’s next leader
The New Daily · Sep 30, 2022 Dreyfus puts a fork into pork rorts, for all time, with a few choice words in NACC legislation Mark Dreyfus has slipped a bazooka into the National Anti-Corruption Commission’s tool kit: the NACC can come after politicians’ ethics.
Bangkok Post · Sep 30, 2022 Malaysian PM orders probe of former top prosecutor KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysian Prime Minister Ismail Sabri Yaakob on Friday ordered an investigation into possible misconduct by a former top prosecutor who had brought corruption cases against several senior members of his ruling United Malays National Organisation (Umno) party.
Reuters · Sep 30, 2022 Malaysia PM orders misconduct probe into former attorney-general Malaysian Prime Minister Ismail Sabri Yaakob on Friday ordered a probe into possible misconduct by a former top prosecutor who had brought corruption cases against several senior members of his ruling United Malays National Organisation (UMNO) party.
France 24 · Sep 30, 2022 Brazil: Exploring the legacy of Lula He is the candidate of hope and renewal for some, a demon of the past and a symbol of corruption for others. Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, who became Brazil's first left-wing president in 2002, hopes to return to the country’s top job after the presidential election, whose first round…
Daily Mirror · Sep 30, 2022 Former Olympic boxing referee 'offered two prostitutes as bribe' to fix matches Bill Phillips believes corruption remains rife across Olympic boxing and has recalled the particular bribes that were offered to him during his career
The Independent UK · Sep 30, 2022 Bosnia election expected to re-legitimize a failing system Bosnia’s general election should be about fighting rampant corruption and the country’s ailing economy
Reuters · Sep 30, 2022 Brazil's Lula, Bolsonaro trade graft accusations in final debate Brazil's main presidential candidates traded accusations of corruption in their last debate before Sunday's election, with little discussion of proposals to govern the South American country.