News - Powered by Yahoo NewsBhutan's health ministry hit for German-China junke
Thimphu (Kuensel/ANN) - Bhutan's Anti-Corruption Commission officials are set to discuss the appeal that the Health Ministry had made to not suspend the three surgeons who have been charged for bribery in connection to their trips to Germany and China in 2009.
Tue, 22 May 2012 22:40:05 -0700 -
Vegas junket flights play for more than peanut
Practice started with "champagne flights" in the '50s.
Wed, 23 May 2012 16:05:47 -0700 -
Paradise cost: Judges plan $1 million junket in Maui- VIDEO: Taxpayers paying for Hawaii trip
Shown here are justices with the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals. AP On the heels of the scandal surrounding one government agency's lavish Las Vegas conference, federal judges in the western U.S. circuit are catching flak from Congress for a planned Maui getaway that could cost taxpayers more than $1 million.
Mon, 21 May 2012 08:33:38 -0700 -
Veterans demand explanation for review chairman's U.K. lecture junke
OTTAWA - A prominent group of ex-soldiers is demanding the chairman of a veterans review agency be hauled before a parliamentary committee to explain his expenses.
Tue, 15 May 2012 09:16:15 -0700 -
Bhutan's health ministry hit for Germany-China junke
Bhutan's Anti-Corruption Commission officials are set to discuss the appeal that the Health Ministry had made to not suspend the three surgeons who have been charged for bribery in connection to their .....
Tue, 22 May 2012 20:39:39 -0700 -
Scandal over GSA junket won't affect travel spending, experts sa
Excessive spending at a Las Vegas conference for the federal agency's employees isn't expected to have a similar effect on the industry as a retreat held four years ago by taxpayer-rescued AIG. In Washington, another scandal has broken over excessive spending during a business conference. But travel experts predict the effect this time around will be limited.
Sun, 29 Apr 2012 20:33:09 -0700 -
Scotland to host Disney media junket for film Brav
THE film is set for release. The talent has been lined up. Now all that?s needed is millions of bums on seats.
Sat, 05 May 2012 16:19:15 -0700 -
Selena Gomez Spoofs 'Fifty Shades of Grey', Kristen Stewart Reads the Erotic Novel in Press Junke
A Funny or Die video sees Gomez abandoning the book when a housepainter knocks on her door, while a ' Snow White and the Huntsman ' press junket sees K-Stew reading selections from the book.
Tue, 22 May 2012 23:06:19 -0700 -
In Cannes, a High Price for Interview
The phrase ?time is money? has long applied to the world of celebrities, in which product endorsements and press junkets are nothing new. Even so, the recent celebrity a la carte fiasco at the Cannes Film Festival was too much for many members of the...
Wed, 23 May 2012 08:23:50 -0700 -
Spendthrift CBC's austerity junke
According to the late, great American beat poet Charles Bukowski, an infrequent visitor here, it's not the large things that send a man to the madhouse.
Fri, 11 May 2012 17:14:30 -0700 -