The deputy prime minister, who is also Umno president, said Malaysia’s newly appointed home minister had found a ‘letter on his desk’ that attempted to have the party declared illegal.
Japan’s ispace lander rockets towards moon with UAE rover
With Sunday’s predawn launch, ispace is now on its way to becoming one of the first private entities to attempt a moon landing. It will take nearly five months for the lander and its experiments to reach the moon.
Jets, drugs and fast cars: the ‘super-rich’ Chinese gangsters who call Thailand home
Recent raids and investigations in Thailand have highlighted potential links between Chinese gangsters and Thai local officials, and the extent of illicit Chinese money in Thailand.
Families slam Indonesia’s acquittal over Papua army killings of four students
Relatives called for the case to be reopened after a court acquitted a retired officer for his role in the shooting of the high-school students during protests in Paniai in 2014.
Indonesia’s all-blind radio crew seeks to shed light on perspectives of disabled community
Surabaya’s first all-blind radio crew and station shares YouTube video highlighting city’s poor infrastructure for the visually impaired.
UK businesses to face increased scrutiny of online selling practices by CMA
The UK’s Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has ramped up its focus on applying its consumer law enforcement powers in relation to online selling across all industries.
Diagnostic hubs raise tax and regulatory issues for landlords
UK government plans to deliver healthcare more directly in the community via new diagnostic centres raise tax and regulatory issues that landlords will need to navigate, legal experts have said.
EU supply chain legislation: member states call for gradual approach
The member states of the European Union are aiming for a gradual application of the Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive (CSDDD).
DIFC to regulate ‘buy now pay later’ products
The Dubai International Financial Centre (DIFC) has proposed making ‘buy now pay later’ (BNPL) services a regulated financial service activity, meaning that service providers would need to apply for a licence to operate there.
Malaysian baby dies in mother’s arms during six-hour bus trip to hospital
The baby, whose cause of death is unclear, was discovered to have stopped breathing at a rest stop on a six-hour journey to the hospital.