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Posted on July 2, 2022

Malaysia’s Mahathir proud Malaysia-born Australian is Canberra’s foreign minister

Mahathir said in 2004 that Australia could not join an East Asian diplomatic group because ‘they are Europeans, they cannot be Asians’; now, soon after Australian FM Penny Wong visited Malaysia, where she was born, he said all nations will be multiracial.

Posted on July 2, 2022

Will Russia ‘punish’ Singapore, Japan and others with cyberattacks, trade restrictions?

While the Kremlin has remained largely silent about the moves by Asian states to impose sanctions on Russia, analysts say the region is not ruling out the possibility of a reprisal.

Posted on July 1, 2022

Court of Appeal ruling on discharges ‘welcome confirmation’ for sewerage companies

A Court of Appeal ruling confirming that affected parties cannot bring English private law actions against sewerage companies in relation to unauthorised discharges will allow the industry to focus on “improving the quality of our rivers and seas”, according to one legal expert.

Posted on July 1, 2022

Albanese, Macron cheer fresh start in Australia-France ties after submarine spat

‘My presence here represents a new start for our countries’ relationship,’ Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said during a meeting with the French leader in Paris.

Posted on July 1, 2022

Indonesia’s Jokowi met Putin and Zelensky to try to end war and reduce global food crisis. What did he achieve? Or was it Russian propaganda bonanza?

The leader’s ‘peace mission’ to Russia and Ukraine shows Indonesia’s foreign policy, analysts say. But they also wonder if Jakarta is ‘naive’ in being ‘toyed’ with by the Kremlin.

Posted on July 1, 2022

Singapore central bank issues three crypto licence in-principle approvals

Singapore’s central bank will issue three more digital payment token (DPT) service licences, which will enable companies to offer crypto services.

Posted on June 30, 2022

Indonesian President Joko Widodo says he gave Vladimir Putin message from Ukraine’s Volodymyr Zelensky

The Russian president is hosting his Indonesian counterpart as Moscow seeks to pivot to Asia and Africa in wake of Western sanctions over his invasion

Posted on June 30, 2022

New UK data mining copyright exception ‘welcome news’ for AI developers

The UK government’s plan to enable text and data mining (TDM) of works protected by copyright and database right is a “very significant” change for artificial intelligence (AI) development, according to one legal expert.

Posted on June 30, 2022

Marcos Jnr sworn in as Philippine president decades after father was ousted from power

The son and namesake of late dictator Ferdinand Marcos was sworn in as president of the Philippines on Thursday, completing a stunning comeback for one of Asia’s most famous political dynasties, 36 years after it was ousted in a popular uprising.

Posted on June 29, 2022

Nato leaders say China is a ‘systemic challenge to Euro-Atlantic security’

For the first time, the Western military alliance singles out China by name in its strategy document, which had not been updated for 12 years.

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