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Bangladesh’s interim leader Muhammad Yunus. Illustration: Huy Truong
Bangladesh

Exclusive | Bangladesh’s new leader dreams big, with a little help from China

A popular revolt that ousted the kleptocratic Sheikh Hasina thrust Muhammad Yunus, 84, into power. Now he’s looking to China for help.

Malaysia

Malaysian journalist in bribe scandal returns, vows to report ‘without fear’

Vietnam

Vietnam tycoon on death row has life sentence cut to 30 years in laundering case

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Thailand

Chinese executive linked to Bangkok tower collapse arrested

The 30-storey tower was reduced to rubble when a quake struck neighbouring Myanmar last month, killing 47 people and leaving 47 missing.

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Rescue workers conduct a search operation for survivors at the site of the collapsed tower on 29 March. Photo: EPA-EFE
Malaysia

Former Malaysian PM Abdullah, who extended political freedoms, dies at 85

Khairy Jamaluddin, his son-in-law and former health minister, announced on social media that ‘Pak Lah’ had died.

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Singapore

Ong Beng Seng to step down from Singapore property firm amid Iswaran scandal

The man who brought Formula One to Singapore is leaving his property firm, with a guilty plea pending in a prominent corruption scandal.

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Malaysia

Are Malaysia’s whistle-blower laws protecting the wrong people?

A businessman who exposed alleged corruption is now facing scrutiny himself, raising questions about Malaysia’s anti-graft legal framework.

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The Malaysia Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) building in Putrajaya. Photo: EPA-EFE
Thailand

Thais outraged by expensive furniture for now-collapsed Bangkok tower

Corruption watchdog page reveals list of items including sofas costing nearly US$5,000 and 28 rosewood armchairs for State Audit Office building.

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Thailand

Massive Myanmar earthquake reveals cracks in Bangkok’s ‘tofu buildings’

The Chinese embassy in Bangkok has called for full cooperation with the Thai authorities’ investigation into the State Audit Office collapse.

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Malaysia 1MDB scandal

Chasing Jho Low: blockchain bounty breathes new life into hunt for 1MDB fugitive

Can a memecoin help uncover Jho Low’s whereabouts? New evidence is surfacing about the scandal, thanks to a crypto reward system.

An undated photo surfaced by the ‘WhereIsJho’ project and shared on social media shows Jho Low in Las Vegas in 2013 or 2014. Photo: X/whereisjho
Indonesia

Indonesia’s Danantara fund faces constitutional challenge over corruption concerns

Critics fear the new law underpinning the fund weakens oversight of state-owned enterprises, potentially fuelling corruption risks.

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Exterior facade of the building housing Indonesia’s sovereign wealth fund, known as Daya Anagata Nusantara or Danantara, in Jakarta. Photo: AFP
Vietnam

Vietnamese tycoon facing death sentence scrambles to repay fraud billions

Truong My Lan’s lawyer said she was securing funds to appeal her life sentence, on top of the US$11 billion she needs to avoid execution.

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Malaysia

Smart play or ticking time bomb? Malaysia’s DAP sidelines strongman Lim Guan Eng

Lim is known for being very vocal against corruption in Malay-majority Umno, with which his party is now trying to build ties.

Malaysia 1MDB scandal

Explainer | Why is Malaysia’s 1MDB scandal still casting a long shadow over its economy?

About 70 per cent of the US$10 billion funds pilfered from the sovereign wealth fund have been recovered, Malaysia’s MACC says.

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Former Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak gestures as he leaves the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) office in Putrajaya in 2018. Photo: AP
Malaysia

Anger mounts in Malaysia over Anwar’s US$230 million ‘bailout’ of Sapura Energy

The Malaysian prime minister says the funds will be used to prevent disruptions to the oil and gas sector, but many are unconvinced.

Malaysia’s Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim speaks at a tech event in Kuala Lumpur. Photo: Reuters
Malaysia

Malaysian reporter acclaimed for migrant syndicate stories denies bribe-taking

Malaysiakini’s Nantha Kumar claims he was acting as an undercover informant for immigration authorities.

Singapore

Singapore working with Indonesia to extradite corruption fugitive: minister

Paulus Tannos, a businessman, was arrested in January, a month after Indonesian authorities requested his capture.

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Malaysia

My Take | Here we go again: Ismail Sabri is third Malaysian ex-PM on corruption carousel

Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim still has to make good 2018 election promise to push for clean political funding.

Ismail Sabri Yaakob during his short-lived stint as Malaysian prime minister. Photo: Bernama/dpa
Indonesia

Pertamina’s US$12 billion graft probe fuels Indonesians’ anger over ‘oil mafia’

Nine suspects linked to the Pertamina case have been arrested, potentially undermining Prabowo’s efforts to combat corruption.

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Malaysia

Malaysians appalled by another corruption probe involving an ex-prime minister

Anti-corruption authorities are investigating former leader Ismail Sabri Yaakob after a huge amount of cash was found in several properties.

Malaysia

Malaysian ex-PM Ismail Sabri now a suspect in corruption probe

Nearly US$40 million in cash and gold bars discovered in three raids at properties linked to former prime minister.

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Malaysia’s former prime minister Ismail Sabri Yaakob. Photo: dpa
Malaysia

Why is Kuala Lumpur International Airport back in the corruption spotlight?

The journalist was arrested a week after he published a story about an alleged trafficking operation being run out of KLIA.

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A man looks at Malaysia Airlines’ aircraft parked on the tarmac at Kuala Lumpur International Airport in Sepang on February 25, 2016. Photo: AFP
Malaysia

Malaysia’s ex-PM Ismail Sabri declares wealth to anti-corruption agency

The agency said Ismail Sabri Yaakob formally submitted a wealth declaration to authorities on February 10 after being ordered to do so.

Malaysia

4 aides of Malaysian ex-PM Ismail in corruption probe over US$22.7 million raid

The case marks the latest in a crackdown that has implicated close allies of former prime minister Mahathir Mohamad.

The Philippines

Philippines removed from watchdog’s ‘dirty money’ list

The government welcomed the removal following efforts to counter money laundering and terrorist financing.

The Philippines’ capital Manila. Photo: AFP
Singapore

Singapore-based tycoon Ong Beng Seng battling bone marrow cancer

Ong, facing charges related to former transport minister S Iswaran’s case, is undergoing chemotherapy.

Property tycoon Ong Beng Seng arrives at Singapore’s state court in 2024. Photo: Reuters
Singapore

Former Singapore minister Iswaran placed under house arrest

Iswaran began his 12-month jail term in October after pleading guilty to obtaining valuable items from tycoon Ong Beng Seng.

Indonesia

Extortion at Jakarta airport: dozens of officials fired over bribery probe

The dismissals come after a letter from the Chinese embassy detailing how travellers were forced to pay bribes was leaked.

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