The government said work on the East Coast Rail Link would resume after its price tag, originally projected at up to $20 billion, was cut nearly in half.
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Malaysia Approves Chinese Rail Project After Price Is Slashed
The government said work on the East Coast Rail Link would resume after its price tag, originally projected at up to $20 billion, was cut nearly in half.
Russian Court Orders Release of Michael Calvey, American Businessman
The financier, who has been ordered to house arrest, has advocated for foreign investment in Russia despite its worsening relationship with the West.
Under Modi, a Hindu Nationalist Surge Has Further Divided India
The Hindu right has never been so enfranchised at every level of power. Now, with another term likely for Prime Minister Narendra Modi, minorities are worried.
Najib Razak, Malaysian Leader Toppled in 1MDB Scandal, Faces First Graft Trial
Mr. Najib’s trial, which began on Wednesday, is part of one of the biggest corruption cases ever to go to court. Some $4.5 billion was diverted from Malaysia’s public coffers.
In Ukraine Presidential Runoff, It’s Comic Versus Chocolate King
An actor with no political experience easily finished first in Ukraine’s election, and will face the incumbent president in an April 21 runoff.
Zuzana Caputova Is Elected Slovakia’s First Female President
Riding a wave of popular discontent over widespread corruption, she vowed to return a sense of decency to the country’s often toxic political climate.
Ukrainians Vote, in Europe’s Only Country at War
Five years after a revolution, Ukrainians are less thankful for their new leaders than for the freedom to vote them out of power.
Leading Prosecutor for E.U. Anticorruption Job Is Barred From Leaving Romania
Laura Codruta Kovesi, the former head of Romania’s anticorruption agency, was accused of bribery, abuse of office and false witness by a controversial investigative agency.
Wife of Ex-Interpol Chief Says Arrest in China was Politically Motivated
The wife of the missing former Interpol leader, Meng Hongwei, dismissed Chinese authorities’ allegations that he had spent lavishly and abused his power, She called his arrest politically motivated.