Anti-government protestors siege Thailands Government House

Thousands of People's Alliance Party supporters stormed the Thai Government house and the National Broadcast Company on 26 August 2008. Police say that some 65 people have been arrested so far and the court has...

Former GOP lobbyist Abramoff gets four years as he joins others convicted in ...

This federal conviction is for mail fraud, conspiracy and tax evasion.  Abramoff had pleaded guilty in 2006.  He already has served two years of six year sentence on state fraud and corruption charges in Florida.  The sentence came after prosecutors and...

Venezuela-Argenina: Trial for suitcase scandal begins in Miami

" Defendant Franklin Durán appeared on Tuesday in court at the beginning of a federal trial against him for charges of having acted illegally as an agent of the Venezuelan government. Durán presumably took part in...

Why not leave New Orleans for good?

I have seriously thought about leaving New Orleans for good, now that Gustav has reminded me of the reality of Gulf Coast living.  It's not quite the retirement shangri-la...remember all the deaths in...

YLE Claims Stir Political Storm In Slovenia

"A report by the YLE investigative current affairs television programme MOT has caused a political storm in Slovenia. According to the programme aired on Monday, the Finnish defence materiel manufacturer Patria paid bribes to the Slovenian Prime Minister in exchange for...

Cemetery officials illegally exhuming bodies in Hong Kong

China's anti-corruption body announced today that 18 senior cemetery officials in Hong Kong have been caught accepting bribes to prematurely exhume partially decomposed bodies from temporary graves in government-run cemeteries.""ICAC enquiries revealed that the arrested...

Jumbo Cabinet Going to Rule Nepal

A Jumbo cabinet is going to rule the Nepalis, already debilitated by extreme poverty, all-pervasive corruption and cruel black market. Sources say the cabinet members are likely to number from 24-34 in coming weeks. Following the Constituent Assembly (CA) poll, the...

Thai PM Samak refuses to resign (updated)

As streets protests continue to rock urban Thailand and after meeting King Bhumibol Adulyadej, Thai Prime Minister and leader of the People's Power Party Samak Sundaravej confirmed his intention to remain in...

Venezuelan defendants in suitcase scandal suspected of paying kickbacks

" Franklin Durán and Carlos Kauffman, the two Venezuelans accused in the US of conspiring to act as cover agents of Venezuela in the so-called "suitcase scandal," allegedly paid bribes to officials and military...

Uprising in Thailand

Protesters have descended onto the streets of Bangkok demanding the resignation of prime minister Samak Sundorave. The protestors have occupied government offices as well as local media buildings. ...

Singapore Lee Hsien Loong VS Far Eastern Economic Review

Reuters reported yesterday that Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong upped the stakes of the defamation suit with the Far Eastern Economic Review (FEER) by seeking to find a higher defamatory meaning to the words published in its interview with Dr Chee Soon Juan.

Maoist Prime Minister Visits Mao's China

Nepal’s Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal (Prachanda) on Saturday flew to China to participate in the concluding ceremony of the Beijing Olympics 2008. He was invited by the Chinese government on the eve of the...

Petition for public register of criminal Masons

Petition for public register of criminal Masons Anti Corruption Party has hit the nail on the head. Freemasonry is a criminal religious cult/network/organisation. If you are a law abiding taxpayer then remove your blinkers and sign this petition now. Stop this elite...

Maldives Presidents party "DRP", Campaign Admits Using State Funds

"President Gayoom’s election campaign will utilise state funds, according to officials from his Dhivehi Raiyyithunge Party (DRP), due to “certain rights the president of Maldives receives and his rights as...

Paraguay Ends 61 Years of One Party Rule

Another victory for socialism in South America as Fernando Lugo turfs out the odious remnants of 61 years of feudalistic usury making Paraguay the latest country to add to the left-wing transformation of the South...

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