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Americas and the Caribbean

Ramon Fonseca, partner in firm at centre of Panama Papers scandal, dies

Ramon Fonseca, a partner in the law firm at the centre of the Panama Papers scandal over the hiding of wealth in offshore entities, has died. He was 71.

9 May 2024 - 10:43PM

Crime

Panama Papers trial starts, 27 charged in global money-laundering case

9 Apr 2024 - 5:50AM

Malaysia

‘Impossible endeavour’: Mahathir’s sons seek patience to find assets in graft probe

9 Feb 2024 - 12:02AM

Malaysia

Anwar’s purge? Malaysia’s corruption crackdown has PM’s rivals in its sights

Mahathir Mohamad and Daim Zainuddin are among the old adversaries to be swept up in a wide-ranging anti-graft probe. Anwar denies he’s had a hand in it. Still, at least one observer says it’s a ‘smart move’.

4 Feb 2024 - 10:11AM

Malaysia

Malaysia’s new king sounds early warning to lawmakers: ‘I’m with the people’

The outspoken Sultan Ibrahim Iskandar takes the throne at a time the monarch faces heightened public expectations to broker political stability.

29 Jan 2024 - 6:23PMvideocam

Malaysia

Malaysia’s Mahathir slams Anwar over corruption probe against son Mirzan

The probe against Mirzan Mahathir concerns the sale of stakes in some government-linked corporations.

22 Jan 2024 - 7:45PM

Malaysia

Malaysia’s anti-corruption agency orders ex-PM Mahathir’s son to declare assets

Mirzan Mahathir, 66, has 30 days to declare his domestic and overseas assets, as part of the agency’s investigation into revelations from the Panama Papers.

18 Jan 2024 - 9:52PM

Mirzan Mahathir, eldest son of Malaysia’s former prime minister Mahathir Mohamad. Photo: SCMP

Pakistan

Ousting of Imran Khan sets Pakistan on uncertain political path

Following a parliamentary no-confidence vote on Sunday, tens of thousands of Khan supporters marched in cities across Pakistan, waving large party flags and vowing support

11 Apr 2022 - 6:55AMvideocam

Pakistan

Pakistan’s PM Imran Khan ousted in a no-confidence vote

The combined opposition that spans the political spectrum will form the new government, with the head of one of the largest parties, the Pakistani Muslim League, taking over as prime minister.

10 Apr 2022 - 7:59AMvideocam

Leung Chun-ying (CY Leung)

Hong Kong declaration system ‘robust’, Lam says after Pandora Papers leak

Interests that must be registered are clearly spelled out and filings are available to the public, Carrie Lam says when asked about media allegations against Leung Chun-ying.

5 Oct 2021 - 11:33PM

Hong Kong Chief Executive Carrie Lam has defended the strength of the city’s disclosure requirements for senior public officials. Photo: Nora Tam

Millionaires and billionaires

Pandora Papers: rich and powerful scramble to deny wrongdoing

World leaders on the defensive after the release of millions of documents detailing how heads of state use offshore tax havens to stash assets worth hundreds of millions of dollars.

5 Oct 2021 - 9:20PM

The “Pandora Papers” leak involves some 11.9 million documents from 14 financial services companies around the world. Photo illustration: AFP

Millionaires and billionaires

Explainer | The biggest revelations from the Pandora Papers leak

Unprecedented leak of financial records has revealed the offshore financial assets of dozens of current and former world leaders and hundreds of politicians from Asia and the Middle East to Latin America.

5 Oct 2021 - 9:20PM

Malta responsible for Panama Papers journalist’s murder, inquiry finds

Daphne Caruana Galizia, who exposed cronyism and sleaze within the country’s elite, was killed by a car bomb in 2017, sparking international outrage.

30 Jul 2021 - 7:48PM

Africa

Leak reveals Hong Kong company’s Cameroon cannabis pipe dream

Trade Park Corporation appears to have raised hundreds of thousands of dollars, but questions remain over where the money went, according to an investigation the Post did with NBC News and one of the teams behind the Panama Papers exposé.

5 Dec 2019 - 12:52PM

One leaked document described cannabidiol (CBD) oil exports as ‘currently more valuable than gold’. Photo: Reuters

The Philippines

Casino kidnappers will be caught ‘dead or alive’, Duterte warns

Philippine president says foreign bandits holding indebted overseas gamblers for ransom will be arrested and killed.

12 Dec 2019 - 1:43PM

Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte. Photo: EPA-EFE

European Union

European Parliament backs rules to protect whistle-blowers

Parliament backs rules to boost the fight against fraud, corruption, corporate tax avoidance and damage to people’s health and the environment.

17 Apr 2019 - 3:06AM

Macroscope

Corporate tax secrecy must end – even investment funds agree

Falling tax revenues mean less money for education, infrastructure and poverty reduction. The lack of tax transparency at multinationals and their tax avoidance strategies are threatening democracy. They must be made more accountable.

10 Apr 2019 - 10:30PM

Germany

German police raid Deutsche Bank in ‘Panama Papers’ probe

Prosecutors allege Germany’s biggest lender helped clients set up offshore companies in tax havens.

29 Nov 2018 - 8:57PM

Police vans sit outside the headquarters of Deutsche Bank AG during a police raid. Photo: Bloomberg

Bitcoin

Malta is wooing the blockchain industry with sun, sand and low taxes

11 Sep 2018 - 8:50AM

Pakistan

Former Pakistani PM Sharif sentenced to 10 years’ jail for corruption

6 Jul 2018 - 9:56PM

Japan

Thailand and Hong Kong link to passport mystery and fishy dating websites

21 Jun 2018 - 12:29PM

Leaked files show passports of at least four Japanese nationals were used for identification when the offshore companies were established. File photo: Shutterstock

Books and literature

Book review: Secrecy World – story of Panama Papers investigation

Author Jake Bernstein focuses on the stories of those who broke the law, evaded taxes, circumvented international sanctions, hid assets, cheated partners, or ‘normalised’ fortunes made through crime and corruption

23 Jan 2018 - 8:08PM

The Panama Papers blew the lid off the world’s illicit money networks. Photo: Shutterstock

Macau

Macau denies it is tax haven after being put on EU blacklist

6 Dec 2017 - 8:38PM

Malta arrests 10 suspects in probe into journalist’s assassination

4 Dec 2017 - 10:38PM

‘Paradise Papers’ leak reveals secrets of world elite's hidden wealth

7 Nov 2017 - 12:02PM

Media reports state that a leak of financial documents dubbed the Paradise Papers, contains 13.4 million documents has revealed how powerful and ultra-wealthy people, including the British Queen's private estate, managed by The Duchy of Lancaster, secretly invest vast amounts of cash in offshore tax havens. Photo: EPA

Iceland

Iceland PM poised for win despite Panama Papers scandal

29 Oct 2017 - 9:29PM

Iceland’s Prime Minister Bjarni Benediktsson (centre) celebrates with members of his Independence Party in Reykjavik. Photo: Reuters

Pakistan

Pakistan court issues arrest warrant for ex-PM Nawaz Sharif

26 Oct 2017 - 2:34PM

Sons of slain journalist call for Malta leader’s resignation

20 Oct 2017 - 2:02PM

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Panama Papers

The Panama Papers are a trove of 11.5 million documents leaked from law firm Mossack Fonseca in April 2016, revealing the secret financial dealings of the world's rich and powerful. Forty years of emails and financial records showed how politicians, tycoons and celebrities stashed their cash in anonymous offshore bank accounts in one of the biggest leaks of insider information in history.

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9 September, 2024