Singapore, the island nation known for its strict laws and efficient governance, has been rocked by a series of bribery scandals involving prison officers and inmates. Several prison officers have been arrested and charged for accepting bribes from inmates, in exchange for smuggling contraband items, such as mobile phones, cigarettes, and drugs, into the prison. The bribery cases have raised …

Malaysia – An official from the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission has said that investigations into the allegations of improper conduct related to the Mass Rapid Transit (MRT) and Light Rail Transit (LRT) projects are now taking place. In an interview with Utusan Malaysia, the senior director for investigations at the MACC, Datuk Seri Hishamuddin Hashim, said that the investigations had been …

Malaysia – Today, members of the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) taken into custody four employees of a hospital in the state on the suspicion that they have solicited and accepted bribes of between RM1,000 and RM5,000 each for work that was associated with funeral arrangement services. According to a source inside the MACC, two of the suspects have the position …

Philippines – The Senate Minority Leader Franklin Drilon said that Aimee Torrefranca-Neri, recently named as a decisions magistrate, ought to leave in the midst of a pay off claim that he said can influence the organization’s honesty. In view of  this, Drilon is an individual from the Commission on Appointments (CA), a legislative body that has the ability to dismiss …

Malaysia – Tim Leissner, a former Goldman Sachs partner, confessed to accepting US$60 million in bribes, lying to the bank about his unethical dealings, and faking divorce paperwork twice to take on new spouses before a US court. Despite his history of deception, prosecutors are pleading with jurors to trust Leissner in the trial of Roger Ng, a former Goldman …

Malaysia – Tim Leissner, the prosecution’s main witness in a criminal trial involving Malaysia’s 1MDB sovereign wealth fund, revealed Tuesday under cross-examination that he had “lied a lot” throughout his life. Leissner is giving testimony in the trial of Roger Ng, 49, who has pleaded not guilty to accusations of money laundering and violating an anti-bribery law. Leissner, 52, who …

Malaysia – Former Bank Negara Malaysia (BNM) governor Tan Sri Zeti Akhtar Aziz and other individuals were revealed in the recent 1MDB trial, and DAP secretary general Lim Guan Eng requested Malaysian authorities to undertake a complete probe against them. According to a report by news portal Free Malaysia Today, this came after former banker and prosecution star witness Tim …

Malaysia – On Wednesday, a former Goldman Sachs associate testified that his participation in a bribery scheme that robbed billions of dollars from Malaysia’s 1MDB sovereign wealth fund was motivated by “greed and ambition.” In the criminal prosecution of Roger Ng, the bank’s former head of investment banking in Malaysia, Tim Leissner, the former leader of Goldman’s South-east Asia unit, …

Malaysia – The Sungai Buloh MP has refuted the allegations of bribery against his nephew Naveen K. Rasiah and former staff Nico Kam and claimed that these were brought by the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) in retribution for Sivarasa’s criticism of the MACC’s chairman Tan Sri Azam Baki. R. Sivarasa, a PKR member, said yesterday that the two will be prosecuted in court today for …

ASEAN – Singapore Samsung CEO Jay Y. Lee pleaded guilty in court on Tuesday to a charge of illegal use of a controlled drug, as legal problems continue to plague the executive despite his August parole release after a bribery conviction. Market observers anticipated a rush of significant choices at Samsung Electronics Co Ltd and its affiliates after Lee’s announcement, …