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Truong My Lan attends trial at a court in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam, in April last year. Photo: VnExpress via AP
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

Malaysia 1MDB scandal

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

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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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From our archives

When the ‘charred body’ of a millionaire was found in Hong Kong

Bill Crum, who had ‘many enemies’, died alone in his home in Sai Kung in 1977 after ‘a lifetime made rich from the spoils of America’s wars in Asia’.

Yachts at the Hebe Haven Yacht Club in Sai Kung, Hong Kong, pictured in 1972 when Bill Crum lived in a luxurious home in the area. Photo: SCMP Archives
Malaysia

Malaysia’s vape smuggling crackdown sparks fears over rising addiction

Authorities have arrested a group of vape smugglers who bribed customs officers based at the Kuala Lumpur International Airport.

Malaysia

Vapes turn cash cow for corrupt Malaysian officials, netting US$45,000 monthly

The anti-corruption agency seized thousands of vape pens and arrested suspects, including customs officers, during a recent operation.

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Malaysia

Malaysia’s Anwar faces heat over ‘absurd’ rules on anti-corruption rally

Civic groups and the prime minister’s supporters berate him for imposing strict conditions on the march in a bid to obstruct the event.

Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim has come under fire for imposing restrictions on an anti-corruption rally in Kuala Lumpur. Photo: EPA-EFE
The Philippines

Singapore’s Alice Guo probe spotlights ‘domino effect’ of transnational crime

Zhang Jie, one of Guo’s alleged associates, is a Singaporean national who purportedly helped in her escape from the Philippines last year.

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Former Bamban mayor Alice Guo attending a hearing at the Philippine Senate in September 2024. Photo: Handout/EPA-EFE
Bangladesh

Bangladesh demands return of billions stolen under Sheikh Hasina

Interim leader Muhammad Yunus said on Wednesday that the people of Bangladesh had been robbed and its future disrupted by the theft.

Britain

UK anti-corruption minister resigns over ties to ousted Bangladesh PM

Siddiq’s aunt Sheikh Hasina, who had ruled Bangladesh since 2009, is being investigated there for alleged corruption and money laundering.

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Vietnam

Asian Angle | Vietnam’s private banking sector has a ‘chronic disease’. Can it be treated?

Truong My Lan’s death sentence serves as a warning, but Vietnam needs structural reforms to address the sector’s vulnerabilities.

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Vietnamese property tycoon Truong My Lan attends her trial at the People’s High Court of Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam, on December 3. Photo: EPA-EFE
Malaysia 1MDB scandal

Malaysia no record of documents granting ex-PM Najib house arrest, says govt

The former leader, whose 12-year sentence was halved last year by the then king, says an accompanying order on house arrest is being ignored.

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Supporters of jailed former Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak gather outside the Court of Appeal in Putrajaya, Malaysia, on Monday. Photo: EPA-EFE
Malaysia

Najib house arrest saga carries political peril for Malaysia’s Anwar

Public anger, accusations of treason hit Anwar’s administration over handling of Najib’s potential release into house arrest.

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Malaysia 1MDB scandal

Malaysia’s Najib scores court victory in 1MDB-linked house arrest bid

Former Prime Minister Najib Razak has lobbied hard for his release from jail with support from a fiercely loyal political base.

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