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The Panama Papers are a trove of 11.5 million documents leaked from law firm Mossack Fonseca in April 2016, revealing the secret financial dealings of the world's rich and powerful. Forty years of emails and financial records showed how politicians, tycoons and celebrities stashed their cash in anonymous offshore bank accounts in one of the biggest leaks of insider information in history.

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  • Those on trial in Panama include the owners of the Mossack-Fonseca law firm that was at the heart of the 2016 massive document leak
  • Panama Papers include a collection of 11 million secret financial documents that detail how some of the world’s richest people hide their money

Mirzan and Mokhzani said they are compiling all relevant documents, but asked Malaysia’s anti-graft body for patience as they try to collate 43 years’ worth of information.

Mahathir Mohamad and Daim Zainuddin are among the old adversaries to be swept up in a wide-ranging anti-graft probe. Anwar denies he’s had a hand in it. Still, at least one observer says it’s a ‘smart move’.

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Mirzan Mahathir, 66, has 30 days to declare his domestic and overseas assets, as part of the agency’s investigation into revelations from the Panama Papers.

Following a parliamentary no-confidence vote on Sunday, tens of thousands of Khan supporters marched in cities across Pakistan, waving large party flags and vowing support

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The combined opposition that spans the political spectrum will form the new government, with the head of one of the largest parties, the Pakistani Muslim League, taking over as prime minister.

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Interests that must be registered are clearly spelled out and filings are available to the public, Carrie Lam says when asked about media allegations against Leung Chun-ying.

World leaders on the defensive after the release of millions of documents detailing how heads of state use offshore tax havens to stash assets worth hundreds of millions of dollars.

Unprecedented leak of financial records has revealed the offshore financial assets of dozens of current and former world leaders and hundreds of politicians from Asia and the Middle East to Latin America.

Trade Park Corporation appears to have raised hundreds of thousands of dollars, but questions remain over where the money went, according to an investigation the Post did with NBC News and one of the teams behind the Panama Papers exposé.

Author Jake Bernstein focuses on the stories of those who broke the law, evaded taxes, circumvented international sanctions, hid assets, cheated partners, or ‘normalised’ fortunes made through crime and corruption