Vietnamese veterans fight corruption on a ‘war footing’. "Nguyễn Tiến Lãng, 79, and Nguyễn Công Uẩn, 80, are war veterans who were willing to sacrifice their lives for the country; both of them were cut to the deep long after the war ended as their countrymen hatched fraudulent schemes to gain social welfare benefits designated for veterans." Viet Nam News: http://vietnamnews.vn/society/377940/veterans-fight-corruption-on-a-war-footing.html#yxYkUtC2I8ywbZRh.97 Al Jazeera wins global media award. Al Jazeera announces that its Investigative Unit has won the Corruption Reporting Award at the annual One World Media ceremony in London for an exposé on Maldives. Al Jazeera: http://www.aljazeera.com/news/2017/06/al-jazeera-wins-corruption-reporting-award-170607203212946.html What is [India's Central Bureau of Investigation’s] jurisdiction, when can it conduct raids? (commentary) India's Central Bureau of Investigation has issued a press release clarifying its stand and explained how the raid on an Indian media company's promoters followed the law, particularly provisions of the 1988 Prevention of Corruption Act that apply to officials of private banks. Sonakshi Awasthi/The Indian Express: http://indianexpress.com/article/what-is/what-is-the-cbis-jurisdiction-when-can-it-conduct-raids-4693112/

Baku hosts meeting of anti-corruption organizations and ombudsmen of ECO member states.  Heads of prosecuting authorities, specialized anti-corruption bodies and ombudspersons of Azerbaijan, Turkey, Iran, Kazakhstan, Pakistan, Afghanistan, Kyrgyzstan, Uzbekistan, Tajikistan and Turkmenistan, the delegation led by the OIC Secretary General, the Executive Secretary of the International Anti-Corruption Academy, and representatives of other international organizations are taking part in the 3rd Meeting of Heads of Anti-Corruption Organizations and Ombudsmen of Economic Cooperation Organization (ECO), held in Baku.

Azeri-Press Information Agency: http://en.apa.az/azerbaijani-news/social-news/baku-hosts-3rd-meeting-of-heads-of-anti-corruption-organizations-and-ombudspersons-of-eco-member-states.html

Four datuks detained over alleged corruption.  Six individuals of a government-linked company (GLC) cooperative including four with the honorific title, Datuk, have been detained by the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) for alleged involvement in corruption and abuse of power.

Channel News Asia: http://www.channelnewsasia.com/news/asiapacific/4-datuks-detained-over-alleged-corruption-and-abuse-of-power-8923426

Foreign cash in Australian politics.  "Australia is engaged in a heated debate over how vulnerable its own political system is to foreign influence."

Damien Cave & Jacqueline Williams/New York Times: https://www.nytimes.com/2017/06/06/world/australia/china-political-influence-campaign-finance.html?_r=0