(December 19, 2002) Phillipines legislature approved yesterday a bicameral report on a landmark anticorruption measure which rewrote the rules for major contracts and hopes to put in place transparency and integrity in government transactions.
Supreme Court Ruling This Week on Controversial Canadian Dam
The Supreme Court of Belize will rule this week on a case challenging government approval of a Canadian-backed dam that would flood one of the last undisturbed river valleys in Central America.
Peru hopes to enhance anti-corruption cooperation with
(December 18, 2002) Peruvian Prime Minister Luis Solari on Tuesday expressed the hope that the two countries could enhance exchanges and cooperation in the fight against corruption, drug trafficking and other crimes.
Sixty-nine organizations from Thai and Burma call for stop to Salween dam
(December 18, 2002) We have learned that the plans to build dams on the Salween River in Shan State and on the Thai-Burma border have been revived by the Thai company MDX, and an MOU will be signed to build the Ta Sang Dam in Shan State on December 20, 2002. EGAT is also now pushing the Thai government to discuss the building of two dams on the Thai-Burma border with the Burmese government.
Kenya election payments row
(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.
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.
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