corruption

Company in the news

Individuals jailed for insider trading in the shares of Broadway Industrial Group and other offences

All three parties have since paid their share of profits to the state.

Tong's Portfolio

What determines the economic well-being of a populace?

In the real world, there is a whole range of interpretations and degrees of democracy in practice.
Pandemics and political performance - THE EDGE SINGAPORE

Covid-19

A look at different governance systems during the Covid-19 pandemic

Countries in East Asia tended to do a better job of controlling the pandemic than did many countries in the Americas and Europe.
The time is now for continuous controls to prevent fraud - THE EDGE SINGAPORE

Corruption probe

The time is now for continuous controls to prevent fraud

Corporate fraud is ultimately a cultural issue, says McDonell, regional solution director, fraud & security intelligence at SAS.

Offshore & Marine

Brazil's Comptroller General initiates administrative enforcement procedure against Keppel O&M following 2017 corruption scandal

The Office of the Comptroller General of Brazil (CGU) has begun an administrative enforcement procedure against Keppel Offshore & Marine (Keppel O&M) and its other companies in relation to its bribery case in 2017.

Malaysia

US returns US$300 mil Jho Low-linked funds to Malaysia

While Low has denied wrongdoing, he and his family last year dropped their defense of the forfeiture lawsuits that have been pending in federal court in Los Angeles, which has allowed the government to seize more than US$700 million in assets.

Issues that matter

A tale of greed and corruption

It has been a decade since the 1MDB fund was established. In this time, billions of dollars were lost to greed and deceit. The ongoing trial of former Malaysian prime minister Najib Razak has hogged headlines for the past year. Will Malaysia find eventual

The Decade Ahead

Indonesia's time to shine; rise of right wing complicates vicious cycle of income inequality

SINGAPORE (Dec 27): Kelvin Tay, regional chief investment officer of UBS Wealth Management, is bullish that this coming decade will be one in which Indonesia will shine. “It might not seem very apparent right now, but Indonesia is primed to grow very st

SE Asian economies

Indonesia: Jokowi's second term holds promises

SINGAPORE (Nov 25): President Joko Widodo, or Jokowi as he is fondly called, began his second term at the end of October. His new administration was fully in place by early November when all his senior cabinet officials as well as deputy ministers had bee

Malaysia

Dr M: Graft committed openly by top leaders

KUALA LUMPUR (Nov 6): Prime Minister Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad said corruption in this country has over the years reached a level of almost becoming a lifestyle, with cash ushered in and heralded as the new king.
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