Section: theSun (Malaysia)
China limits coverage and denounces Panama Papers’ tax haven revelations
BEIJING: China has moved to limit coverage of the massive leak of documents from a Panamanian law firm that may have exposed financial wrongdoing by some of the world’s rich and powerful, blocking some search terms and removing certain stories online. The “Panama Papers” revealed financial arrangements of politicians and public...
‘Panama Papers’ revelations trigger global probes
PARIS: Several countries have launched tax evasion probes after a massive leak of confidential documents lifted the lid on the murky offshore financial dealings of a slew of politicians and celebrities. The scandal erupted on Sunday when media groups began revealing the results of a year-long investigation into a trove of 11.5 million documents...
Panama Papers: Offshore empire of Putin’s cellist friend shines light on Kremlin wealth
MOSCOW: A virtuoso concert cellist who calls President Vladimir Putin a “brother”, Sergei Roldugin has flown under the radar while other close friends of the Russian leader openly amassed vast fortunes. But now the “Panama Papers” leaks have put the godfather to Putin’s eldest daughter at the head of an offshore...
Panama Papers: Ukraine’s Poroshenko denies breaking law
KIEV: Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko on Monday denied any wrongdoing after documents leaked from a Panama law firm showed him holding three offshore accounts that could be used as tax havens. A year-long worldwide media investigation into a trove of 11.5 million documents found that the former Soviet state’s pro-Western leader had...
Panama Papers: Ukraine populist seeks president’s ouster
KIEV: A populist Ukrainian party leader said Monday he would launch impeachment proceedings against President Petro Poroshenko over his use of offshore accounts revealed by the “Panama Papers” leak. The action by Radical Party leader Oleg Lyashko is unlikely to succeed but is certain to add even further pressure on Poroshenko as he...
Panama Papers: Huge tax leak exposes world leaders, celebrities
PARIS: One of the biggest document leaks in history snared world leaders, celebrities and sports stars in a snowballing worldwide scandal Monday over their secretive offshore financial dealings. A year-long worldwide media investigation into a trove of 11.5 million documents, leaked from a Panama-based law firm with offices in 35 countries,...
Huge tax leak exposes Putin aides, world leaders, stars
PARIS: A massive leak of 11.5 million tax documents on Sunday exposed the secret offshore dealings of aides to Russian president Vladimir Putin, world leaders and celebrities including Barcelona forward Lionel Messi. An investigation into the documents by more than 100 media groups, described as one of the largest such probes in history, revealed...
Montenegro expels 58 foreign cult members
PODGORICA, Montenegro: Montenegro has deported 58 foreign members of a Japanese doomsday cult, most of them Russians, for lacking the right permits to visit the Balkan country, police said on Tuesday. “Police received information from partner security services showing that a group of foreign nationals, who were members of a closed religious...
Ukraine’s parliament sacks corruption-tainted prosecutor
KIEV: Ukraine’s parliament on Tuesday sacked the former Soviet country’s corruption-tainted chief prosecutor over his perceived refusal to investigate corruption and attempts to cover up state graft. Lawmakers voted by an overwhelming 289 votes to six to accept the resignation of Prosecutor General Viktor Shokin from the post he has...
Trump outlines isolationist policy and advisor team
WASHINGTON DC: White House hopeful Donald Trump outlined Monday a starkly isolationist stance and a advisory team drawn from the energy industry and the wilder fringes of Washington’s foreign policy establishment. Trump, who is closing in on the Republican presidential nomination, had been under pressure to name a foreign policy team, amid...
