Daily Corruption News: 8 June 2012

Today's top story

India: As grain piles up, India’s poor still go hungry
New York Times

In this north Indian village, workers recently dismantled stacks of burned and mildewed rice while flies swarmed nearby over spoiled wheat. Local residents said the rice crop had been sitting along the side of a highway for several years and was now being sent to a distillery to be turned into liquor.

More news

Global: Asian executives want greater regulatory supervision to fight corruption, says report
TrustLaw

Senegal: Senegal’s Sall tackles corruption in bid for investors
Bloomberg

Thailand: Thai court jails banker over 1990s crisis-era fraud
Reuters

UK: Former Olympus chief gets £10m payoff for unfair dismissal
The Guardian

USA: US House panel approves Magnitsky Bill
Wall Street Journal

Multimedia of the week

Global: Just how corrupt is Europe?
Al Jazeera English

Blogs and opinion

Global: Shedding light into the EU
Wall Street Journal Blogs (TI mention)

News from Transparency International

Web feature: Corruption a pan-European problem – new report
Call for nominations: Corruption fighters wanted