Family Outing (2001)

Funny Aussie Short Film. :)

Indonesia & Thailand top most corrupt list - RP is not the most corrupt country in Asia anymore!

I doubt if leftists and Ping Lacson can use this:

SINGAPORE - Indonesia and Thailand are perceived as Asia's most corrupt economies, with last year's cellar-dweller the Philippines making a marked improvement, an annual survey of foreign business executives showed Wednesday.

Singapore and Hong Kong retained their top two rankings as the region's least corrupt economies, although there are concerns about private-sector fraud, according to the survey by the Political and Economic Risk Consultancy (PERC), made available to AFP.

Despite the negative perception of Indonesia, PERC noted "there has been a real headway in fighting the problem" under President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono, who is seeking re-election in presidential polls in July.

Table of the corruption scores of 14 Asian economies as seen in a survey of more than 1,700 expatriate business executives by the Political and Economic Risk Consultancy (PERC).

Australia and the United States were included in the survey for purposes of comparison.

On a scale of zero to 10, zero is the best possible score.

1. Singapore, 1.07

2. Hong Kong, 1.89

3. Australia, 2.40

4. United States, 2.89

5. Japan, 3.99

6. South Korea, 4.64

7. Macau, 5.84

8. China, 6.16

9. Taiwan, 6.47

10. Malaysia, 6.70

11. Philippines, 7.0

12. Vietnam, 7.11

13. India, 7.21

14. Cambodia, 7.25

15. Thailand, 7.63

16. Indonesia, 8.32

Source: Agence France-Presse

"To be sure, the absolute scores show corruption in the public and private sectors is still very high," PERC said.

"But our latest survey shows that residents in Indonesia are more favourably impressed with the determined way the KPK (anti-corruption commission) has been fighting corruption than any of the other countries graded poorly for corruption."

It said the major question its respondents are asking in Indonesia is whether the anti-corruption efforts can be sustained.

The March results are based on more than 1,700 responses from 14 Asian economies plus Australia and the United States, which were included for comparison purposes, PERC said.

In a grading system with zero as the best possible score and 10 the worst, Indonesia got 8.32.

Thailand was seen as the second most corrupt country with a grade of 7.63, but PERC said foreign investors were more concerned about political stability.

"Very few expatriate executives find that corruption makes the country a less attractive place to live and do business," it said.

Cambodia was seen as the third most corrupt country with a score of 7.25, followed by India with 7.21 and Vietnam with 7.11.

A grade greater than 7.0 indicates that a "serious" corruption problem exists, PERC said.

Perceived as Asia's most corrupt country in the 2008 survey, the Philippines had a score of 7.0 to rank sixth from the bottom this year.

It was followed by Malaysia with 6.70, Taiwan with 6.47, China with 6.16, Macau with 5.84, South Korea with 4.64 and Japan with 3.99.

A score between 4.0 and 7.0 indicates a "moderate" level of corruption, the Hong Kong-based consultancy said.

The Philippine customs and tax agencies, police and politicians have the meanest reputation for corruption in the country, the consultancy said.

But while "there is very little confidence in the government's seriousness about fighting the problem," PERC also said that "the actual level of corruption is not as bad as it is often portrayed."

Singapore again topped the survey as Asia's least corrupt country with a score of 1.07, followed by Hong Kong with 1.89.

Australia scored 2.40 to be in third place followed by the United States with 2.89.

On regional financial centres Singapore and Hong Kong, PERC said "it is possible that the pressures of the recession will result in an increase in corruption in the private sector this year."
 

http://www.abs-cbnnews.com/nation/04/08/09/rp-ranking-improves-asian-corruption-survey

as of 04/08/2009 4:38 PM

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Korean Prostitutes Smuggled into US and Canada

Koreans who smuggled several hundred Korean prostitutes into US and Canada were arrested

アメリカとカナダに数百人の売春婦を密入国させた韓国人が逮捕

米連邦検察は主に20～30代女性を含んだ韓国人数百人をカナダと米東部国境地域を通 じて米国に密入国させた疑いで49歳のチャン某氏夫婦を含んだ韓国人6人を起訴したと 明らかにしました。

この中でチャン氏夫婦など4人はカナダで逮捕されて、28歳のコ某氏は韓国で逮捕され 米国送還を待っていて、46歳のトン某氏は手配中です。

米検察は彼らが密入国斡旋料の名目で1人当り1万ドルずつを貰って、去る2004年7 月から昨年末までひと月に多くて20余人ずつを米国に密入国させた疑いを受けていると 明らかにしました。

検察はチャン氏など密入国組織員らがカナダ・トロント空港で韓国人たちに会って歩いて 国境を渡らせた後、米国側国境に待機させておいた車両に乗せて密入国させる手法を使っ たと明らかにしました。

検察は彼ら密入国組織員らが最近韓国警察に摘発された遠征性売買斡旋組織であるミンシ ャジャン派と連携して韓国人たちを米国に密入国させて来たと明らかにしました。


日本は戦時中朝鮮人を無理矢理連れ去って性奴隷にしたニダ！
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朝鮮人はわざわざアメリカへ密入国してまで売春したがる民族ですよ？


S.Korean lawmaker says 30,000 Korean women sell sex in Japan
http://english.people.com.cn/200703/2...
コリアタイムズ(韓国語)韓人女性など100人雇用売春組職摘発
http://www.koreatimes.com/article/art...
在米韓国人元警官が売春組織に加担＝NYタイムズ紙
http://www.chosunonline.com/article/2...
http://www.nytimes.com/2007/12/28/nyr...
韓国系売春組織に有罪判決、ニューヨーク
http://www.afpbb.com/article/disaster...


S.Korean lawmaker says 30,000 Korean women sell sex in Japan
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About 30,000 South Korean women are working as prostitutes in Japan, said Park Jae-wan, a lawmaker of the largest opposition Grand National Party.

Park made the remarks after researching online communities linking entertainment places and people for the past six months, the Korea Times said Wednesday.

Park found that 40,000 to 60,000 illegal South Korean emigrants reside in Japan. Among them, about 30,000 Korean women work in the sex trade.

It isn't only women who move to Japan for the sex business. Many young Korean men have also gone to Japan to work as prostitutes, the lawmaker said.

Park proposed shutting down these portal sites, adding that he will soon make public the number of people going to China and Australia to work as prostitutes.

Source: Xinhua

Aussie PM John Howard Takes A Fall

Run up to elections.. Bush's little lieutenant in the Pacific takes a funny fall.