31.   Saxena and Krirkkiat both fled Thailand as Finance Ministry officials took the bank over following disclosures in Parliament of disastrous lending to themselves and senior government politicians.

32.   The bond futures case followed the disclosure late last year of a corruption case involving a manager at listed firm Shanghai Rubber Belt Co.

33.   The developments followed the disclosure on Monday that two postal workers at the Brentwood facility had died under circumstances deemed almost certain to be anthrax.

34.   Following the disclosure of the embezzlement, the police and intelligence services stepped up their campaign against financial corruption.

35.   Following disclosures in the Asahi Shimbun on Monday, Okamitsu denied accepting the golf club membership and said his wife was no longer a director of the group.

36.   The company said on Tuesday, however, that it would review a planned buy-back of its shares following the disclosure of the losses.

37.   The move followed disclosures at the weekend that the ICRF was among a number of charities investing in firms that were banned from their portfolios.