Privacy Shield 2.0, a new framework for transferring personal data from the EU to the US, could be in effect by spring 2023 after the European Commission published a draft decision endorsing the framework on Wednesday.
Thai king’s eldest daughter hospitalised with heart problem
Princess Bajrakitiyabha, the eldest of King Vajiralongkorn’s three children, is in hospital in Bangkok where her condition has stabilised, the palace says.
‘Nepotism’: Indonesian YouTuber’s political ties under scrutiny over military honours
YouTuber ‘Deddy Corbuzier’ was recently given the titular rank of lieutenant colonel despite having no military experience. It may take a first sergeant as long as 20 years to earn that rank in the Indonesian military.
UK court ruling highlights privilege and disclosure issues relating to emails in corporate IT systems
A recent decision by the England and Wales High Court, refusing to grant a declaration that company officers could not assert privilege in respect of emails stored in a corporate email system, provides useful lessons to businesses on legal professional privilege and disclosure, according to a legal expert.
A decade after India gang rape and murder of Jyoti Singh, fear persists – and rape stats rising
‘Either the parents are blamed or the girl. No one questions the boy or talks about his mistake. I don’t think anyone is afraid of the law’, says Singh’s campaigning mother.
Malaysia’s Anwar vows to ‘not burden the people’ with subsidy cuts aimed at big businesses
Large businesses and multinational corporation will be the first to have their power subsidies reduced, the Malaysian prime minister said, as his government looks to channel spending towards the needy.
Economic environment a risk to mobile network investment, Ofcom acknowledges
The UK’s telecoms regulator has acknowledged that the current economic environment threatens investment in mobile networks and new technologies and said it is open to potential mergers between the four major mobile network operators (MNOs).
New Zealand imposes lifetime ban on young people buying cigarettes
‘There is no good reason to allow a product to be sold that kills half the people that use it’.
Singapore jails man for exporting US$1 million of flavoured Pokka drinks to North Korea
Phua Sze Hee, 59, pleaded guilty to sending Japanese firm Pokka’s products to the rogue state via China and Malaysia.
Malaysia’s Anwar says he’s ‘never given a guarantee to anyone’ on help with court cases
The Malaysian prime minister said only ‘a judge who is free and fair’ could release people from punishment, as he warned his cabinet ministers not to get involved in bribery or misuse of power.
