Daily Corruption News: 16 August 2012
Today's top story
Indonesia: Indonesia president says corruption threatens economic growth
Reuters
Indonesia's President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono said on Thursday corruption is on the rise, even in parliament, in his most explicit comments yet on a scourge that he warned threatened economic growth in Southeast Asia's largest economy.
More news
Global: Expro re-investigates bribery allegations
The Wall Street Journal
Czech Republic: Officials hit by charges of graft
The Prague Post (TI mention)
Korea (South): Anti-graft agency to submit bill on civil servants
The Korea Times
Russia: Russian mayor at centre of protests resigns
The New York Times
Blogs and opinion
Global: Moving money laundering investigations into top gear
Huffington Post
Brazil: Brazil's 'trial of the century'
Al Jazeera
News from Transparency International
On the blog: Are Chinese leaders ready to tackle corruption in China?
Web feature: Scandals show urgent need for bank reform
