Lady Gaga's Belly Button Is the Least of Indonesia's Worries
Too Sexy for Indonesia. Lady Gaga can add this bit of infamy to her resume as the nation with the largest Muslim population bars her from performing. It seems she is too vulgar to fit Jakarta's conservative culture.Read more...
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Russian Opposition Leader Alexey Navalny: "Putin Won't Last for Another Six Years'
Previously published in Metro www.metro.lu The task Alexey Navalny has set himself, exposing corruption in Russia, seems too big for one person. Russia is, after all, a country near the bottom of Transparency International's...Read more...
Corruption in Dutch business equals in size the one in public sector
in Dutch business equals in size the one in public sector The international non-governmental organization Transparency International (TI) presented on 14 May its assessment of the Dutch... In this article: Netherlands ,...Read more...
Anomalies found in Rs4.6bn power project
Wapda allegedly tried to convince the Kuwait Fund to approve their preferred company despite the price and qualification differential, forcing the National Assembly, Transparency International and the Ministry of Water and...Read more...
Calls for response to PNG Public Service corruption findings
Calls for response to PNG Public Service corruption findings Calls for response to PNG Public Service corruption findings Transparency International Papua New Guinea says it hopes the government that is elected at next month's...Read more...
Study Praises Netherlands Integrity System
Robin van Lonkhuijsen/Reuters The Netherlands has a "relatively strong" national integrity system, the report said, specifically praising the legislature, executive and judiciary. But the strongest institution, according to the...Read more...
KKR forms partnership with Transparency International
Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co. L.P. (together with its affiliates, "KKR") today announced a partnership with Transparency International, the global anti-corruption non-governmental organisation. Ken Mehlman, Head of Public...Read more...
UNI Europa Finance demands legislative framework for whistle-blowing..
Uni Global Union UNI Europa Finance demands legislative framework for whistle-blowing Share 11-05-2012 UNI Europa Finance has participated in Transparency International's consultation on the International Principles for...Read more...
Taiwan to be rated in new international index on defense integrity
Surf Taiwan News, Browse the World » Taiwan to be rated in new international index on defense integrity Taipei, May 13 (CNA) Taiwan will be rated in a new index on government defense integrity compiled by the Berlin-based...Read more...
9 of 10 Pinoys ‘don’t bribe their officials’
ABOUT nine of 10 Filipinos do not pay bribes or grease money when transacting business with government agencies, the Office of the Ombudsman said. Citing its own survey commissioned nationwide on the Filipinos’ experience of...Read more...
Tunku Abdul Aziz: A Well-Meaning but Naive Senator
May 11, 2012 A Well-Meaning but Naive Senator by Azmi Anshar | mishar@nst.com.my 0 comments STOPPING THE GULLIBILITY: Tunku Aziz learns fast that DAP’s ‘free speech’ is doublespeak SENATOR Tunku Aziz Tunku Ibrahim, once the...Read more...
The Case of Georgia's Disappearing Property Deeds
The Republic of Georgia's latest technological innovation has turned into a bit of a disaster for the country's property owners. In 2007, Georgia began a USAID-funded project to digitize its land registration records. The...Read more...
Tangled Web of Corruption Debilitates Mexico
Although Mexico has signed several multilateral anti-corruption agreements, so far these instruments have yielded few concrete results in combating the rampant bribery, extortion and embezzlement, according to experts.Read more...
iDitord e-platform registers 1062 electoral violations
PanARMENIAN.Net - Online iDitord platform set up for registration of electoral fraud recorded 1062 cases of forgery, the coordinators said on May 10. According to director of Transparency International anti-corruption center,...Read more...
Ghana: Finance Ministry Responds to Dr. Bawumia's Speech On Th State of the Economy
Accra Mail] 1. The attention of the Ministry of Finance has been drawn to a presentation made by Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia, the Vice Presidential Candidate of the NPP on the state of the economy on the 2nd of May, 2012. 2. Among...Read more...
How corrupt Nigerian got caught
in the problem of African corruption. "I think we need to see more sanctions," says Chandu Krishnan of Transparency International. "And the greater the severity of penalties, the... In this article: James Ibori , London , UK ,...Read more...
New AML Rankings Index Puts Iran At Top Of Risk List
Basel ranked 144 countries, with Iran, Kenya, Cambodia, Haiti and Tajikistan posing the highest money-laundering risk. The safest countries, according to the index, are Norway, Estonia, Slovenia, Sweden and Finland. The U.S....Read more...
Portugal sell-offs opaque, carry graft risk- study
LISBON (Reuters) - Portugal's privatisation programme - part of its push to comply with the terms of a 78-billion euro bailout from international lenders - is being managed in an opaque fashion that risks stoking already rife...Read more...
Bribe Payers' Index details world's most bribable businesses
Source: Business Journal Monday 7th May, 2012 Transparency International's newly released 2011 Bribe Payers' Index, which ranks 28 of the world's largest economies, says global multinational corporations are more likely to pay...Read more...
What are the most corrupt countries in the world? - PostChronicle.com
What are the most corrupt countries in the world? Transparency International released its annual Corruption Perceptions Index last year, ranking 183 countries on their level of public accountability. The Germany-based watchdog...Read more...
World's Most Bribable Businesses
Source: Forbes Sunday 6th May, 2012 Transparency International's 2011 Bribe Payers' Index . The Bribe Payers Index tracks foreign-bribery trends by companies from the world's leading economies. The index ranks 28 of the world's...Read more...
Mexico's corruption makes foreign investors wary
Culture of bribery defeating efforts to lure new capital Mexico City: Tyson Foods was searching for a way to speed up Mexican approval to export chickens raised in that country in the mid-2000s. Company employees, Tyson later...Read more...
Rwanda wins, Burkina loses corruption fight
Chantal Uwimana, the Africa Director of Transparency International, explains afrol News why the corruption situation Rwanda is strongly improving, while Burkina Faso seemingly is loosing the fight ...Read more...
Indonesia continues to battle corruption - 19 Dec 08
Indonesia is one of the most corrupt countries in the world - ranking 126 out of 180 nations on Transparency International's corruption index. Now it is targetting gangsters in an effort to improve its image. But as Al...Read more...
Equatorial Guinea probes corruption watchdog for slander
Source: Daily Nation Thursday 3rd May, 2012 Equatorial Guinea's public prosecutor has launched a probe into whether the head of the French wing of corruption watchdog Transparency International slandered the country, officials...Read more...
LAZ Nods Judges' Ban
Times of Zambia] THE Law Association of Zambia (LAZ) and Transparency International Zambia (TIZ) have welcomed President Michael Sata's decision to suspend three judges and the setting up a tribunal to probe alleged misconduct.Read more...
Corruption putting the brakes on EU expansion
One side effect of the Greek financial crisis are revelations about just how corrupt many EU member states are. If practical measures aren't taken soon, plans to enlarge the bloc could be in jeopardy.Read more...
A "Transparency International" Letter To President Goodluck Jonathan Threatening Lawsuit As Its...
Source: Sahara Reporters Wednesday 2nd May, 2012 Has the unbridled corruption in Nigeria reduced the powerful Transparency International (TI) to a weepy, empty shell? So suggests a letter, which says the organization is...Read more...
Georgia: Beyond Tbilisi
Beyond Tbilisi says that local authorities plan to clean up a river full of garbage in June. The blog run by Transparency International Georgia hopes to report on issues outside of the capital and is available in Georgian and...Read more...
High Tide: From Even More Wal-Mart Coverage To A BP Suspension
Mike Lucas There continues to be a deluge of coverage of Wal-Mart's alleged bribery in Mexico. A senior BP PLC executive was put on leave of absence as a probe goes on in the wake of a report alleging he took cash payments for...Read more...