Singapore and Indonesia have signed an agreement to cooperate in renewables.
Fugees rapper Pras Michel convicted in US over lobbying campaigns with Malaysia’s Jho Low
Prosecutors accused Pras Michel of plotting with Low to attempt to influence the administrations of US presidents Barack Obama and Donald Trump.
Singapore unveils surprise measures to cool property market, doubles stamp duties for foreigners
The tax is now 60 per cent for foreign buyers, while citizens and permanent residents will see small increases when buying second and subsequent properties.
Good vibrations: Thailand’s Democrat Party makes sex toy election pledge
The royalist Democrat Party is seeking to woo voters ahead of next month’s general election with a pledge to legalise sex toys.
UK government publishes Digital Markets, Competition and Consumers Bill
The UK government has published its long-awaited Digital Markets, Competition and Consumers (DMCC) Bill, designed to boost competition and crack down on unfair business practices.
‘I will die out here somewhere’: the Japanese man supporting terrorist deradicalisation efforts at risk of death
Yosuke Nagai, 31, has spent the last decade in war-torn countries such as Somalia and Yemen, helping young men leave terrorist groups.
LGBTQ rights still lag in Pacific region despite Cook Islands’ move to lift gay sex ban
The Cook Islands follows other Pacific Island nations in wiping colonial-era sodomy laws from the statutes, beginning with the Marshall Islands in 2005.
Virgin’s Richard Branson joins calls urging Singapore not to hang man over 1kg of cannabis
Tangaraju Suppiah is expected to be hanged on Wednesday for a 2017 conviction, but billionaire Richard Branson said the case against Tangaraju was circumstantial and that Singapore ‘may be about to kill an innocent man’.
Cloud customers should consider options following Ofcom report
Cloud customers will want to consider their options following the recent publication by Ofcom of its interim report into the cloud infrastructure services market.
US urges South Korea not to fill China shortfalls if Beijing bans Micron chips
The Financial Times reported that the US made the request as South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol prepares to travel to Washington on Monday.