Malaysia incurred losses totaling MYR277 billion (US$58 billion) as a result of corruption over the past five years, Chief Commissioner of the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) Azam Baki said.
Two former heads of the Vietnam Register are among 254 people who have been charged with multiple crimes including bribery after neglecting violations in registration procedures for vehicles.
Moving up five ranks compared to 2022, Soc Trang Province has emerged as the leader among Vietnam's 63 localities in the corruption control index in the public sector.
The 15th Provincial Governance and Public Administration Performance Index (PAPI) report announced Tuesday showed progress in citizen perceptions on anti-corruption efforts and e-governance but a backsliding in transparency.
The education ministry has ordered cities and provinces nationwide to investigate schools with "foreign-related curriculums" for corruption amid a teachers' strike at a Ho Chi Minh City international school.
Former China football coach and ex-Everton midfielder Li Tie pleaded guilty on Thursday to accepting over $10 million in bribes, a court said, part of a broader crackdown on corruption in Chinese football.
The deputy Party leader of the northern Vinh Phuc Province and a former Party leader and chairman of the central Quang Ngai Province were arrested Wednesday for bribery.
The former chairman of the Chinese Football Association has been sentenced to life in prison for accepting bribes worth $11 million, state media said Tuesday, part of a crackdown on corruption in the domestic game.
Singapore's former Transport Minister S. Iswaran was handed eight more charges in a corruption case on Monday, the anti-graft body said, in one of the city-state's highest-profile corruption scandals.
The former head of China's top football body Chen Xuyuan pleaded guilty to bribery on Monday, Beijing's state media said, as an anti-corruption drive sweeps up once-major figures in the sport.
Malaysia's former Minister of Finance Daim Zainuddin on Monday pleaded not guilty to failing to disclose assets under anti-corruption law, in one of the highest-profile cases in a crackdown on graft involving prominent figures.
The former head of China's top sporting body Chen Xuyuan is to stand trial for bribery on Monday, Beijing's state media said, as an anti-corruption drive sweeps up once-major players in the sport.
Singapore's prime minister announced on Thursday the resignation of his transport chief after he was charged with 27 offenses in a corruption probe that has also ensnared a billionaire hotel tycoon.
In the recent Van Thinh Phat corruption scandal, there were many shocking figures. This includes a US$5.2 million of bribes to a government official in charge of the inspectorate duty to ignore its violations.
The Politburo, the Communist Party's decision-making body, has forbidden family members from simultaneously assuming top leadership positions in 13 fields as part of recently coordinated anti-corruption efforts.
