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PETALING JAYA: Whistleblowers should not be targeted and if Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commis­sion (MACC) chief commissioner Tan Sri Azam Baki has nothing to hide, he should retract his letter of demand (LOD) against anti-graft activist Lalitha Kunaratnam.

PUTRAJAYA: MACC chief commissioner Tan Sri Azam Baki has initiated legal proceedings against anti-corruption activist Lalitha Kunaratnam for defamation.

The former leader, convicted of massive corruption last year, gave speech at World Chinese Economic Forum.

The former leader, convicted of massive corruption last year, gave headliner speech at World Chinese Economic Forum.

The coup d’état staged on October 25 illustrates how entrenched kleptocratic systems fight back when their interests and stranglehold on national economies are threatened.

KUALA LUMPUR (Dec 17): Using her bare hands, environmental researcher Wong Pui Yi scrabbled through the dusty and dirty bales of plastic trash abandoned in a shoplot at the Pulau Indah Industrial Area. A mix of plastic and paper, some of the waste still had product labels on them, including one with food instructions written in Dutch and an address in South Africa. Filling out the space from top to bottom, this bunch of rubbish is one of several in the area.

KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 17 — Using her bare hands, environmental researcher Wong Pui Yi scrabbled through the dusty and dirty bales of plastic trash abandoned in a shoplot at the Pulau Indah Industrial Area. A mix of plastic and paper, some of the waste still had product labels on them, including one...

Egypt will host the ninth session of the Conference of the States Parties to the UN Convention against Corruption in Sharm El-Sheikh from Dec. 13-17.

CAIRO: Egypt will host the ninth session of the Conference of the States Parties to the UN Convention against Corruption in Sharm El-Sheikh from Dec. 13-17. The conference will bring together member states, MPs, international, regional and non-governmental organizations, civil society and the private sector to discuss issues related to combating corruption. The UN expects the

President Rodrigo Roa Duterte (File photo) MANILA - President Rodrigo Duterte has accepted the invitation of United States (US) President Joseph "Joe" Biden Jr. to participate in the Summit for Democracy via video conference on Dec. 9 and 10. "Biden invited Heads of State and Government, other government leaders and voices from the business and nongovernment sectors to join the US in taking action to strengthen democracy," a statement from the Office of the President read. In...