Section: Philippines
Sy, JV, Imee on ‘Panama Papers’ list
THE country’s richest man, Henry Sy, Sen. Jose Victor “JV” Ejercito, Ilocos Sur Gov. Imee Marcos and hundreds of other rich Filipinos were in the list of people with offshore holdings exposed by the International Consortium of Investigative Journalists (ICIJ). Documents provided by Panamanian law firm Mossack Fonseca listed 572 Filipinos...
Ukraine pilot’s 22-year jail term formally begins
MOSCOW, Russia – Nadiya Savchenko’s 22-year sentence formally begins Tuesday, April 5, with the Ukrainian pilot to be sent to prison camp in the next 10 days unless Kiev secures a swap deal with Moscow. The 34-year-old military pilot was convicted on … …read more Source:...
‘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...
Kremlin hits out as ‘Panama Papers’ finger Putin circle
By David Williams, AFP A furious Kremlin said Monday it was the target of a plot to destabilize Russia after a massive leak of confidential documents fingered President Vladimir Putin’s close associates along with other world leaders in allegations of shady offshore financial dealings. A year-long worldwide media investigation into a trove...
Panama papers expose Putin,
PARIS: A massive leak of 11.5 million tax documents has 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 the...
Kremlin hits out as ‘Panama Papers’ finger Putin circle
PARIS: A furious Kremlin said Monday it was the target of a plot to destabilize Russia after a massive leak of confidential documents fingered President Vladimir Putin’s close associates along with other world leaders in allegations of shady offshore financial dealings. A year-long worldwide media investigation into a trove of 11.5 million...
Huge tax leak exposes Putin aides, world leaders
by David WILLIAMS Paris, France – A massive leak of 11.5 million documents has exposed the secret offshore dealings of aides to Russian president Vladimir Putin, world leaders and celebrities including Barcelona’s Lionel Messi. An investigation by more than 100 media groups, described as one of the largest such probes in history, revealed...
Panama Papers: huge tax leak exposes Putin aides, world leaders
PARIS: A massive leak of 11.5 million tax documents has 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 the...
Pope organizes European fundraising campaign for Ukraine
VATICAN CITY, Holy See – Pope Francis called on Catholic parishes across Europe on Sunday, April 3, to donate generously on April 24 to the victims of the Ukraine conflict , particularly the elderly and children. The Argentinian said his thoughts were … …read more Source:...
Dutch voters gear up for poll on key EU-Kiev deal
THE HAGUE: Dutch voters are gearing up to make their voices heard on a key European cooperation deal with Ukraine, in a referendum next week organised by eurosceptic groups and seen as a proxy poll on EU ties. But after a low-key campaign, many of the country’s 12.5 million eligible voters still say they are puzzled by what exactly they are...
