(December 18, 2002) The presidential candidate of the leading opposing grouping in next week’s general elections in Kenya, Mwai Kibaki, has accused the government of making suspicious payments to some contractors.
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Bribery case: Application dismissed
(December 18, 2002) The Lesotho High Court dismissed three applications on Wednesday brought by the former head of the Lesotho Highlands Development Authority challenging his conviction for multi-million rand bribery and fraud.
Big landslide in new settlement of Badong
(December 18, 2002) Residents were moved out overnight from a dangerous part of the new county town of Badong in the Three Gorges area after a big landslide last week, Hubei Daily (Hubei ribao) reports. The landslide started moving quickly on Dec. 9, the newspaper said in its Dec. 14 report. The mass, about 250 metres long and 100 metres wide, contained 150,000 cubic metres of mud and rock, and moved three metres in just three hours, the newspaper said. Crops and trees were damaged, but there were no reports of injuries, it said.
A Flood of Disappointment
(December 16, 2002) Despite mountains of scientific studies and millions of dollars invested in high-profile rural development programs, the LHWP has made beggars of displaced Highlands people like Mamolupe Tsalong.
Three Gorges area flooded with rat poison
A sweeping campaign to exterminate rodents in the Three Gorges area is getting under way at a time of heightened concern about the easy availability of rat poison in China, and its frequent use in murders and suicides.
Ex-Nicaragua chief under house arrest
(December 13, 2002) Police placed former President Arnoldo Aleman under house arrest at his home in the Nicaraguan capital after lawmakers voted to strip him of his immunity from corruption charges.
Chirac granted immunity in corruption cases
(December 13, 2002) President Jacques Chirac gains legal protection from a series of corruption scandals.
Court suspends bribery fine
(December 13, 2002) The president of the Court of Appeal, Mr Justice Jan Steyn, sitting with two other appeal court judges, allowed suspension of payment of the fine imposed by the Lesotho High Court pending the outcome of an appeal by Acres International against conviction and sentence for bribery.
Court suspends [Acres International] bribery fine
(December 13, 2002) The Court of Appeal of Lesotho has granted an application by the Acres International for the suspension of payment of a R22-million fine imposed on the firm for bribing a senior official of the Lesotho Highlands Water Project.
MDX plans dam on Salween
(December 13, 2002) MDX Plc, a local major construction group, is set to sign a memorandum of understanding with Rangoon for the construction of a 3,600-megawatt hydro-power dam on the Salween River.
Erap raring to testify at Senate bribery probe
(December 13, 2002) Deposed President Joseph Estrada is raring to go to the Senate on Tuesday to testify about an alleged bribery attempt by an Argentine firm in connection with a big hydroelectric plant rehabilitation project in Laguna.
Ethical guidelines proposed for multinationals
(December 13, 2002) An anti-corruption group, TRACE (Transparent Agents and Contracting Entities) has unveiled a set of guidelines that it says will help reduce corrupt practices by transnational corporations and their agents in the developing world.
Letter from Africa: Corruption in Congo
(December 12, 2002) The Congolese city of Kisangani is a lawless and desperate place. Civil and international conflict has left it with no effective government. Scoundrels now prowl along the streets, seeking illicit diamonds pilfered from nearby mines.
Audit finds graft in 47 projects
(December 13, 2002) The Office of the Auditor-General has asked graft fighters to investigate 47 corruption-plagued government and state enterprise projects which had cost the country about 60 billion baht in damage.
PRESS RELEASE Lesotho Court suspends bribery fine for Canadian multinational
(December 12, 2002) Lesotho’s Court of Appeal suspends payment on the landmark US$2.25-million fine levied against Canadian engineering giant, Acres International.
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