Daily Corruption News from Transparency Intl (2 March 2016)

2 March 2016 Today's top story Malaysia: Malaysia PM denies pocketing $1 billion from state investment fund Associated Press Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak rejected a new report Tuesday that a state investment fund likely funneled close to a billion dollars into his personal bank accounts. Najib has been battling for months allegations that hundreds of millions of dollars were channeled into his accounts from indebted investment fund 1MDB.

More news Global: Qualcomm pays $7.5m to settle China bribery allegations BBC Brazil: Lula da Silva mulling return to Brazilian presidency in 2018 Associated Press Bulgaria: Bulgarian government reviews new version of anti-corruption bill Novinite Guyana: Guyana seeks ex-govt official accused of embezzlement Associated Press Korea (South): Korean prosecutors make second arrest in graft probe Reuters Philippines: Philippine gaming regulator probes alleged money-laundering Bloomberg Spain: Princess' husband links palace aides to fraud case Associated Press USA: NY court allows fraud claim against Trump University to proceed Reuters

Blogs and opinion Cyprus: More drastic action needed to root out corrupt officials Cyprus Mail Malaysia: Malaysia broadens media crackdown as political scandal worsens The Diplomat

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