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Ex-Goldman Sachs banker gets 2 years in prison for plot to fleece billions from Malaysia’s 1MDB fund

Goldman Sachs · United States

Ex-Goldman Sachs banker gets 2 years in prison for plot to fleece billions from Malaysia’s 1MDB fund

50% Center coverage: 69 sources

A disgraced former Goldman Sachs banker turned government cooperator was sentenced Thursday to two years in prison for his role in the looting of billions of dollars from a Malaysian sovereign-wealth fund in a global scandal that tarnished the Wall Street bank. See the Story

US tariff hikes, Myanmar war and sea disputes will top ASEAN summit agenda

ASEAN · Malaysia

US tariff hikes, Myanmar war and sea disputes will top ASEAN summit agenda

47% Center coverage: 55 sources

The civil war in Myanmar, maritime disputes in the South China Sea and U.S. tariff hikes will top the agenda of a two-day Southeast Asian summit next week, Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim said.See the Story

Cambodia: Epicenter for Cyberscam Fraud

Hun Sen · Cambodia

Cambodia: Epicenter for Cyberscam Fraud

100% Left coverage: 1 sources

Hun Sen’s family outdoes the GambinosTransnational organized cybercrime centered in Southeast Asia, and particularly Cambodia, is now “the world’s fastest growing and most dangerous illegal industry,” according to an explosive 73-page report that directly implicates Prime Minister Hun Manet and his deputy premier, Vongsey Vissoth along with 28 other top…Read Article

India Joins the Global Reaction Against Refugees

100% Left coverage: 1 sources

By: Nava ThakuriaIndia has become the latest country to join the global wave of reaction against undocumented migrants, with refugees becoming political pawns as in the United States, the European Union, Latin America, and other regions where governments are swinging against them. As elsewhere across the world, public anger has become a politically charged issue often exploited by right-wing parties and movements who portray migration as a threa…Refugees · Delhi Read Article

India's Oil Demand Growth Set to Outpace China’s

100% Left coverage: 1 sources

By: Tim DaissIndia’s oncoming demandChina’s decades-long reign as the world’s top oil demand driver is coming to an end, according to a new Moody’s Investors Service report that finds that its crude demand is expected to peak within the next three to five years, while India, now the world’s most populous country, is set to become the world’s leading dri…India · India Read Article

Indonesia's Slide Toward Militarism

100% Left coverage: 1 sources

Last week, the normally staid Jakarta Post, Indonesia’s leading English-language daily, published a blistering editorial saying that 27 years after the strongman Suharto fell from power, “the nation now stands at a crossroads as it reaches what some pro-democracy advocates describe as “the end of political reform,” marked by the dismantling of democratic institutions and the return of authoritarian tendencies. One by one, “the key mandates and i…Jakarta, Indonesia · Jakarta Read Article

Indonesia Grapples With 'Institutionalized Extortion'

Coverage: 2 sources

By: Ainur RohmahA viral video that circulated widely earlier this year has ignited public outrage and forced authorities into action over a surge of extortion cases by members of seemingly upright civil society organizations. The footage, recorded secretly, captured individuals claiming to be representatives of the Cilegon branch of the Indonesian Chamber of Commerce and Industry (Kadin) demanding Rp5 trillion (US$308.3 million) in non-tendered …Chihuahua, Mexico · Chihuahua See the Story

Prasert Plots Myanmar Talks on Kok River

Coverage: 2 sources

CHIANG RAI: Deputy Prime Minister Prasert Jantararuangtong said he would travel to meet with Myanmar authorities to discuss issues of arsenic and heavy metal contamination in the Kok River.Kia See the Story

Trump's Vietnam Deal and the 'Miracle' in Play

100% Left coverage: 1 sources

By: Leo TranTime for a selfie! Photo from Vietnam InsiderVietnamese officials led by Trade Minister Nguyen Hong Dien have been in Washington for a fortnight, a delegation that includes representatives from sectors such as construction, agriculture, and technology as well as from the central bank and finance ministry. Dien also met with his US counterpar…Agriculture · Vietnam Read Article

Crucial Polls Over, Anwar's Party Faces Uncertain Future

100% Left coverage: 1 sources

Yeah, sure. Photo from Malay MailAs expected, Nurul Izzah Anwar, the daughter of Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim, handily defeated Economics Minister Rafizi Ramli to usurp the post of deputy president of Parti Keadilan Rakyat, the leading political party in Malaysia’s governing Unity Coalition. But to many, it appears hardly an eye-catching triumph. Of the…Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim · Malaysia See the Story

US Tariffs: Own Goal in ASEAN

100% Left coverage: 1 sources

By: Salman Rafi ShiekhUS trade policies are rapidly isolating Washington in the Indo-Pacific region while enabling Beijing to expand its trade alliances, at least in the region immediately surrounding it. As it stands, ASEAN is turning out to be a key region where this game is playing out both directly and indirectly. ASEAN’s position—and the way it has…ASEAN · United States Read Article

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