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Month: May 2022

Posted on May 31, 2022

Industry needs timing clarity on energy profits levy allowances

The UK government has announced a new 25% levy applying to the profits of oil and gas companies operating in the UK and the UK Continental Shelf from 26 May 2022.

Posted on May 31, 2022

Philippine police say they killed 4 suspected of kidnapping Chinese online gambling worker

Police raided a hideout in Lapu Lapu city after suspects received a partial ransom payment through WeChat; they say they may have been involved in past kidnappings of Chinese online gambling workers.

Posted on May 31, 2022

China-backed Myanmar rebels call on junta to embrace peace talks

The 25,000-strong UWSA is one of the world’s largest non-state militaries – so far it has had little involvement in the fighting sparked by the toppling of Aung San Suu Kyi’s government by the military last year.

Posted on May 30, 2022

Financial services compliance with the EU AI Act and DORA can be streamlined

Emerging EU legislation will require financial services businesses to ensure artificial intelligence (AI) systems they use meet strict requirements for limiting risk as well as obligations on operational resilience.

Posted on May 30, 2022

Popular Punjabi rapper Sidhu Moose Wala shot dead at 28 amid gang violence

He was killed Sunday evening while driving his car in what is believed to be inter-gang rivalry; in 2020, police charged him for allegedly promoting gun culture in a song.

Posted on May 30, 2022

Will a YouTube video about ‘being gay in Indonesia’ lead to an anti-LGBT law?

A shock jock invited TikTok star Ragil Mahardika and his husband to talk about their married life on his YouTube show, sparking backlash from both conservatives and LGBT groups.

Posted on May 29, 2022

Philippines President-elect Marcos Jnr chooses stability in naming new cabinet to revive economy and restore family name

Marcos Jnr announced the current central bank chief, Benjamin Diokno as the new finance secretary to help revive the pandemic-hit economy that is US$19.1 billion in debt.

Posted on May 29, 2022

Philippines: 7 missing after boat collision

Rescuers searching waters after a fishing vessel and cargo ship collided; 13 of the 20 crew members were picked up by another boat.

Posted on May 28, 2022

Vanuatu declares climate emergency – ‘we are in danger now’ – PM says

‘The Earth is already too hot and unsafe. We are in danger now, not just in the future,’ Prime Minister Bob Loughman said, citing US$1.2 billion needed; similar declarations by dozens of other countries, including neighbour Fiji.

Posted on May 28, 2022

Indonesia ferry sinks – at least 26 people still missing

The country’s search and rescue agency said the vessel was carrying 43 people when it capsized in the Makassar Strait; 17 people were rescued; it’s believed the boat ran out of fuel and got trapped in bad weather.

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