A Tokyo court on Tuesday sentenced to four years in prison a former top government official for taking bribes from a gambling company, in a high-profile case that has added to the political woes of
Big Blue Taxi Premium Services founder Datuk Shamsubahrin Ismail was charged at the Sessions Court here today with three counts of soliciting and receiving bribes this year. Shamsubahrin, 55, however, pleaded not guilty after all
A former senior inspector at China’s top anti-corruption agency has been charged with accepting 460 million yuan (US$71 million) in bribes. Dong Hong, who until 2018 was deputy leader of the central inspection team of the
Hong Kong-based Esquel Group, one of the world’s biggest shirtmakers, said it had resumed litigation to remove its Xinjiang unit from an American blacklist after it failed to reach an agreement with the US Commerce Department
A global financial crimes watchdog urged Japan on Monday to improve cooperation between different government agencies as part of efforts to combat money-laundering and the financing of terrorism. Responding to the report by the Financial
A former assistant engineer of the national water agency PUB was on Friday (Aug 27) charged with accepting around $45,000 in bribes and falsifying invoices. Jamaludin Mohamed, a 58-year-old Singaporean, faces three counts of corruption and
Listed companies in Singapore could be required to make mandatory climate-related disclosures and provide details on their board diversity policy in the coming years, with changes to listing rules proposed by Singapore Exchange Regulation (SGX
Ex-Land Transport Authority (LTA) deputy group director Henry Foo Yung Thye admitted on Thursday (26 August) to receiving $1.2 million in bribes from 2016 to 2018, consisting of loans from contractors and sub-contractors. Foo, who
China is investigating Hangzhou’s top government official for serious disciplinary violations, casting a spotlight on the city that is home to Jack Ma’s Ant Group Co. and Alibaba Group Holding Ltd. Hangzhou Municipal Party Committee
A former assistant buyer from transport operator SMRT was charged on Friday (Aug 20) with multiple corruption and forgery offences, allegedly committed between 2015 and last year. Soh Choon Heng, 43, was handed nine charges of
Former Indonesian social affairs minister Juliari Batubara has been sentenced to 12 years in prison over a multi-million dollar COVID-19 graft scandal, the Jakarta Corruption Court ruled on Monday. A judge said the former politician
A Huawei executive said the Chinese technology giant will return to the “throne” of the smartphone industry even as the company continues to suffer the fallout from U.S. sanctions. Under the administration of former U.S.
