Myanmar, Somalia worst for corruption
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Myanmar and Somalia have been ranked as the most corrupt nations in Transparency International's 2007 index, released Wednesday &#151; adding pressure to the Southeast Asian country's military regime as it faces the biggest anti-government protests in nearly two decades.
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A majority of people worldwide say corruption among government and business elites is a grave problem, and about 10 percent say that they or a member of their household paid a bribe in the previous year, according to a new global opinion poll.
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The rule of Suharto, who was driven from office in 1998, was one of the 20th centuryâs most brutal and corrupt.
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Battered Somalia is trying to reconcile its warring factions. But mortar attacks, boycotts and an expiring peacekeepersâ mandate leave little room for optimism.
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Multinational companies and financial institutions that use bribery and tolerate illicitly gained wealth are helping fuel corruption in the world's poorest countries, a global corruption watchdog said on Wednesday.
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New Delhi, October 20: India has received a poor 90th position in the annual global corruption index released on Wednesday by the graft watchdog Transparency International (TI), which ranked Bangladesh as the most corrupt country for the fourth
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Iraq now ranks as the second most unstable country in the world, ahead of war-ravaged or poverty-stricken countries such as Somalia, Zimbabwe, Ivory Coast, Congo, Afghanistan, Haiti and North Korea, according to the 2007 Failed State index issued today by Foreign Policy magazine and the Fund for ...
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Freetown loses the money due to corruption 'from the President's office to the cleaner'.
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Traveler magazine's geotourism editor says the military dictators of Burma (Myanmar) are defacing medieval Buddhist temples at one of Asia's greatest archaeological sites.
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It is now more than obvious that developments in Myanmar have taken a sad turn. The harden- ing of the junta&#39;s position does not augur well for future United Nations involvement.
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BANGKOK, OCTOBER 20 : Southeast Asia, defenders of Myanmarâs democracy roadmap, put on a brave face on Wednesday after Junta hardliners dashed hopes for reform and once again embarrassed their frustrated neighbours.
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BURMA&#39;S promise to move towards democracy appeared in tatters last night following reports Prime Minister Khin Nyunt had been charged with corruption and placed under house arrest.
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A bribery index ranks India as the worst offender among leading exporters.
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ISN SECURITY WATCH (19/10/04) - The military junta ruling Myanmar has arrested the countryâs prime minister, General Khin Nyunt, on charges of corruption, the government spokesman of Thailand said.
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Global finance ministers attack the World Bank for being too strict on corruption in poorer nations.
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Vivid allegations of widespread corruption at the U.N. oil-for-food program by the top U.S. arms inspector have added credibility to accusations the United Nations looked the other way while Saddam Hussein's government skimmed billions of dollars and offered kickbacks to European and Arab countries and officials.
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The Philippines remained the worldâs 11th most corrupt nation in a field of 146 countries evaluated by the London-based Transparency International (TI).