From: Ethical Alliance Daily News - 12 Dec 2016

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Latin America: Brazil bribery probe hits projects in other countries: report
Dec 12, 2016 08:00 pm
Construction projects in at least six Latin American countries have been impacted by a major Brazilian corruption scandal that saw companies pay bribes for contracts, a regional investigation showed Sunday. Progress in “Operation Car Wash” — a massive probe into...
Only 162 out of 1.6 million civil servants have lodged reports on corruption with the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC), an MACC official said today (December 9 2016). MACC deputy chief commissioner (prevention) Datuk Shamsun Baharin Mohd Jamil said the agency...
A five-member bench of the Pakistani Supreme Court headed by Chief Justice Anwar Zaheer Jamali on Friday adjourned to the first week of January 2017 the hearing of Panama leaks case related to allegations against Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif and...
The agency representing Cristiano Ronaldo has published details of the Real Madrid forward’s assets held overseas as evidence that he has paid all his taxes, with the former Manchester United player declaring an astonishing £191m in 2015. Last week GestiFute,...
China’s difficulties in bringing home graft suspects who fled abroad have prompted tighter measures against illegal moves of capital and people beyond its borders, the government said on Friday (December 9, 2016). China has sought to build international cooperation in...
An amendment to the Money Laundering Control Act (洗錢防制法) was passed by the Legislative Yuan on Friday (December 9 2016), widening the scope of professions required to report any suspicious financial transaction by their clients to the authorities. According to...

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