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Malaysia's anti-corruption authority has arrested the secretary and treasurer of an NGO on suspicion of laundering RM5 million in funds, marking fresh scrutiny of financial controls within civil society organisations.
A former corporate services firm owner has been sentenced to 32 weeks in jail for fabricating financial records for shell companies connected to Singapore's S$3 billion money laundering scandal involving 10 foreign nationals.
A former director of Kyaputen Sdn Bhd has been convicted and sentenced to five years imprisonment for illegally managing funds and laundering money, defrauding 23 victims of RM1.263 million between 2018 and 2020.
A jailed operative of the notorious Geng Upik organised crime syndicate has been charged with nine counts of money laundering in connection with transactions exceeding RM800,000, marking another legal development against the criminal network.
Brunei has imprisoned an Indian national for two years and four months after he admitted to handling BND230,000 in suspected criminal proceeds without verifying their origin, as part of a coordinated cross-border money movement operation.
Thai police have arrested a hospital medical-records officer and district official in Bangkok's Thonburi area for allegedly facilitating an elaborate scheme that enabled Chinese nationals to register their children as Thai citizens using fraudulent paternity claims.
Singapore authorities have charged four nationals over a complex money-laundering operation that used gold-filled signal converters to defraud Chinese tax authorities of substantial VAT refunds.
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A former kindergarten teacher pleaded not guilty to money laundering charges involving RM133,550 allegedly connected to an unlawful child-relocation scheme targeting New Zealand. The case raises concerns about exploitation networks.
A former kindergarten teacher pleaded not guilty in Shah Alam Sessions Court to three money laundering charges involving RM133,550 in cash and gold jewellery allegedly sourced from unlawful activities.
The owner of a popular Geylang porridge restaurant in Singapore has been charged with evading nearly S$3.8 million in taxes and money laundering, with investigators seizing over S$2.4 million in cash and luxury assets.
A former Ikram officer has been charged with money laundering involving RM18 million allegedly used to acquire high-end vehicles through corporate accounts.
The Court of Appeal has rejected a bid to dismiss corruption charges against DAP adviser Lim Guan Eng, his spouse Betty Chew, and businesswoman Phang Li Koon in connection with an RM11.6 million project.
Nepal's ex-finance minister Bishnu Prasad Paudel was arrested on money laundering charges as the country's youth-led government ramps up efforts to tackle corruption in previous administrations.
Indonesia's parliament has passed legislation granting sweeping legal protections to buyers of special bonds issued by sovereign wealth fund Danantara, prompting warnings from financial experts that the law could enable money laundering and tax evasion.
The High Court has rescheduled the appeal hearing of former Youth and Sports Ministry officer Otman Arshad, convicted on 32 abuse of power and 64 money laundering charges, to September, with the judge expressing strong disapproval of continued postponements.
The trial judge presiding over the 1MDB case has declared that former Prime Minister Najib Razak demonstrated no remorse and deflected accountability during proceedings, while abusing his authority to orchestrate one of the world's largest financial corruption and money laundering schemes.