Month: February 2024

Southeast Asia is one of the largest sources of blue carbon – carbon stored in ocean systems – but human activity is causing massive losses of this potential.

The risk businesses face from litigation is changing as artificial intelligence (AI) tools become more popular. Businesses need to recognise this and consider the different kinds of risks associated with AI technology and how they might give rise to liability.

From Malaysia cutting Najib Razak’s jail term to China’s “Picasso of the East”, here are stories you may have missed over the weekend.

The presidential front runner denied making a ‘very cruel’ comment on voters’ intelligence, as he fended off questions about women’s rights and his multibillion-dollar plan to provide free meals.

With days to go before the February 14 polls, a clear win for the ruling party’s presidential pick appears all but impossible.

The island nation has been struggling with an economic crisis since declaring bankruptcy in April 2022 with more than US$83 billion in debt.

Both Sultan Ibrahim and his predecessor have called for Anwar Ibrahim’s administration to be allowed to see through its full term after years of political turmoil and a revolving door of prime ministers.

The gloves-off feuding between the two powerful political dynasties threatens to destabilise the Philippines, change the US-China geopolitical chessboard in the South China Sea and upend regional politics.

The ‘world’s first’ bespoke regulation on artificial intelligence (AI) is closer to being finalised after the proposed new EU AI Act cleared a major legislative hurdle on Friday.

The European Central Bank (ECB) will conduct “cyber resilience stress tests” to supervise banks and the way in which they respond and recover from cyber-attacks during 2024.