Myanmar state media reports more bribery allegations against ousted leader Aung San Suu Kyi State-controlled television in Myanmar on Wednesday reported a prominent businessman as saying he had given ousted leader Aung San Suu Kyi about $550,000 in illegal payments in 2019 and 2020. World 18 Mar, 2021
More protests held in Myanmar as South Korea suspends defence exchanges Myanmar activists held more rallies against the junta on Friday as South Korea said it would suspend defence exchanges and reconsider development aid to the Southeast Asian nation because of the military's harsh crackdown on the protests. World 12 Mar, 2021
Netanyahu turns to rich friend to fund corruption trial fees JERUSALEM: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is on trial for accepting gifts from wealthy friends. But that has not stopped him from seeking another gift from a wealthy friend to pay for his multimillion-dollar legal defense. The awkward... Women 15 Jun, 2020
MEC vice-chair faces bribery allegation Kathmandu, January 8 Durga Prasai, executive director of B&C Medical College, has accused Vicechair of Medical Education Commission Dr Shree Krishna Giri of demanding Rs 200 million from him for granting affiliation to his medical... Horoscopes 09 Jan, 2020
Probe opened into graft charge against Pathak Kathmandu, February 19 The Commission for the Investigation of Abuse of Authority has opened investigation into the bribery allegation levelled against its former commissioner Raj Narayan Pathak. Joint Secretary Rameshwor Dangal, CIAA... Horoscopes 20 Feb, 2019
LA 2024 bid won't shun Olympic powerbroker accused of bribes LONDON: When there's an Olympic bid to be won, Casey Wasserman can't risk putting off any voters as Los Angeles challenges Paris for the 2024 Games. That means continuing to engage with a high-profile Olympic powerbroker accused of bribery in... 05 May, 2017
Austria sues Airbus over suspected Eurofighter fraud VIENNA: Austria filed a lawsuit on Thursday against Airbus and the Eurofighter consortium, alleging wilful deception and fraud linked to a 2 billion euro ($2.1 billion) order for Eurofighter jets in 2003, the defence ministry said. The ministry said... Women 16 Feb, 2017
Ex-UN chief Ban narrows gap in opinion poll for South Korean presidency SEOUL: An opinion poll released on Monday in South Korea showed former UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon in second place and narrowing the gap on the frontrunner among likely candidates to succeed South Korean President Park Geun-hye, who has been... Women 16 Jan, 2017
A new ICIJ Investigation Exposes a Rogue Offshore Industry A new investigation published today by the International Consortium of Investigative Journalists, the German newspaper Süddeutsche Zeitung and more than 100 other news organizations around the globe, reveals the offshore links of some of the... Women 04 Apr, 2016
Blatter era ends as scandal-hit FIFA set to elect new leader GENEVA: The Sepp Blatter era at FIFA is set to finally end Friday when soccer's scandal-scarred world body picks a new president after nine months of crisis. An election meeting designed to give FIFA a fresh start with a new leader could yet be... 21 Feb, 2016
Adidas casts doubt on World Cup deal if FIFA reforms fail BERLIN: The CEO of World Cup sponsor Adidas says it will re-evaluate its FIFA deal if the scandal-hit governing body fails to change. Herbert Hainer tells German business daily Handelsblatt "if FIFA manages to reform itself and from my point of view... 16 Dec, 2015
FIFA ethics committee seeks life ban against Michel Platini PARIS: The FIFA ethics committee has requested a life ban for Michel Platini, the Frenchman's lawyer said Tuesday, a move that would rule the UEFA president out of the race to succeed Sepp Blatter. Thibaut d'Ales told The Associated Press that... 24 Nov, 2015
