Details of how the government will support the UK oil and gas industry in transitioning to green energy while preserving jobs have been published.
Are India and Pakistan really heading towards peace?
Are the winds of change finally blowing across Sir Creek, the narrow strip of water dividing India and Pakistan?After years of tension, violence and even aerial bombings that have brought the two countries to the brink of war, a series of moves have rekindled a hope for peace between the two nuclear-armed nations.Last month, the two countries made a surprise announcement that their armed forces had agreed to halt all cross-border firing across their shared border, The Line of Control.The Line…
‘Prelude to occupation’: worries flare in Philippines as Beijing tells US not to provoke confrontation over Chinese ships
Beijing could be testing Washington’s commitment to its allies with the incursion of ships believed to be manned by Chinese maritime militia personnel into Manila’s exclusive economic zone, analysts say.Philippine officials on Sunday reported that about 220 Chinese vessels had been anchored at the Whitsun Reef, which Manila calls the Julian Felipe Reef, in the South China Sea since March 7.There are growing concerns over the issue in the Southeast Asian nation, with the American and Chinese…
How the corporate governance and audits landscape is changing for directors and auditors
The UK government has unveiled plans to make it easier to hold the auditors and directors of the UK largest corporations to account for failings in corporate reporting and audit.
Myanmar junta blames anti-coup protesters for violence that has left scores dead
Myanmar’s military accused anti-junta protesters of arson and violence as Western countries imposed more sanctions on individuals and groups linked to last month’s coup and an ensuing bloody crackdown on dissent.Junta spokesman Zaw Min Tun said 164 protesters had been killed in the violence and expressed sadness at the deaths. “They are also our citizens,” he told a news conference in the capital Naypyidaw on Tuesday, adding that the military would use the least force possible to quell violence…
Fast fashion and Myanmar – why garment workers are protesting, how brands have responded, and the unrest’s potential impact on consumers
Workers and trade union leaders from Myanmar’s garment industry have played a leading role in organising protests against the military coup that ousted the civilian government of Aung San Suu Kyi in February.The protesters are calling for new international sanctions and for major multinational companies with factories in Myanmar to bolster protections for workers taking part in the resistance.Security forces in the Southeast Asian country have responded to paralysing strikes – and the razing of…
Business visitors under the new UK immigration system
Following Brexit and the end of the transition period at the end of 2020, there are a plethora of immigration challenges for employers with globally mobile workforces. One of those challenges is around the rules applicable to business visitors.
UK government commits to enhancing fire safety in all regulated buildings
The UK government has pledged to strengthen fire safety in all regulated buildings in England, both residential and commercial, in its response to last year’s fire safety consultation.
Philippines must protest over Beijing’s ‘little blue men’ or waive South China Sea claims, Rodrigo Duterte’s government told
Manila must keep protesting against Chinese incursions in the South China Sea, or be seen to have given up its territorial claims, experts said on Monday.The warning came as the Philippines issued a formal diplomatic protest to Beijing after revealing that more than 200 Chinese vessels had been moored at Whitsun Reef since March 7.Called Julian Felipe by the Philippines, the reef lies within both the area claimed by the Philippines as its exclusive economic zone and the nine-dash line with…
EU, US impose sanctions on Myanmar as protests gain steam
Protesters honked car horns in Myanmar on Monday and planted posters in an empty square to avoid arrest, injury or death as the European Union placed junta chief Min Aung Hlaing on an assets freeze and visa ban blacklist over a coup and crackdown on demonstrators and the US also imposed sanctions. “Commander-in-Chief Min Aung Hlaing has been directly involved in and responsible for decision-making concerning state functions and is therefore responsible for undermining democracy and the rule of…