Malaysian Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin on Monday imposed partial lockdowns in most parts of the country after a months-long third wave of the Covid-19 pandemic showed no sign of abating.Six regions including the wealthy states of Johor, Selangor and Penang – as well as Kuala Lumpur, the administrative capital of Putrajaya and the federal territory of Labuan – will commence a strict two-week lockdown starting midnight on Wednesday.Residents in these areas are required to shelter in place and…
Singapore puts curbs on corporate transfers for some foreign employees
Singapore is tightening restrictions on intra-corporate transferees, one category of workers brought from overseas offices of multinational corporations, the Straits Times reported.Intra-corporate transferees are a common feature of free-trade agreements worldwide that, for example, allow professionals to move for short periods to set up offices or for temporary projects, the newspaper said.Intra-corporate transferees pass holders make up less than 5 per cent of employment-pass holders in…
Coronavirus: Tokyo cases ease, Vietnam to limit Lunar New Year inbound flights
Tokyo reported 1,494 new coronavirus infections on Sunday, the lowest number of daily cases since Tuesday, after Japan declared a limited state of emergency in the capital and three prefectures neighbouring the capital on Thursday to stem a surge in Covid-19 infectionsPrime Minister Yoshihide Suga said on Sunday the government will take “a few days” before judging whether it will expand a state of emergency over the coronavirus pandemic to include Osaka, Kyoto and Hyogo prefectures.The comment…
Indonesia arms maritime force amid growing China encroachment
Indonesia’s civilian maritime force ended 2020 by arming its vessels with machine guns amid continuing incursions by Chinese and Vietnamese fishing boats near Indonesia’s exclusive economic zone around its northern Natuna Islands. The move to equip the force, Bakamla, is seen as a delicate balancing act by Indonesia to deal with Chinese incursions without jeopardising growing bilateral ties with Beijing and at the same time defuse potential domestic anger over China’s encroachments, say…
Indonesia’s Sriwijaya Air loses contact with plane flying from Jakarta to Pontianak
Indonesia’s Sriwijaya Air lost contact with a Boeing 737-500 that left Jakarta at 1.25pm local time for the city of Pontianak in West Kalimantan on Saturday.Adita Irawati, the Indonesian Transport Ministry spokesperson, told This Week in Asia that the last contact they had with the flight SJY 182 was at 2.20pm local time.“At this point, we are investigating and coordinating the matter with Basarnas (the search and rescue agency) and KNKT (the transport safety body). We will release more…
Coronavirus: Filipinos ignore pandemic to attend Black Nazarene feast; more Japanese regions request emergency
Tens of thousands of people ignored government advice and flocked to the Philippines capital Manila on Saturday to celebrate the feast of the Black Nazarene, a statue that is believed to have healing powers.An estimated 400,000 people have been through the city’s Quiapo district since 4am local time, Lieutenant Colonel Carlo Magno Manuel, spokesman for the Manila Police District, told reporters. Because of coronavirus restrictions, only 400 visitors at a time were allowed inside the church…
EU-UK trade: life sciences companies face dual regime
Additional regulatory hurdles now apply to manufacturers of medicines and medical devices that want to place products on both the EU and UK markets in spite of the recent agreement of a new EU-UK trade deal.
An overview of civil proceedings in England and Wales
Unlike in other jurisdictions, there is no single codified source of civil law. English civil law is made up of legislation by Parliament and decisions by the courts.
Programmes of works and construction contracts
Most construction contracts require the contractor to produce a programme of works. This can be a non-contractual reference point for how work will be carried out or it can impose obligations to deliver the works in a certain way and by certain dates.
Singapore family in court for treating woman as slave, chaining her up and knocking out teeth
A woman who initially sought refuge with a Singapore family after running away from home became their slave after angering one of the women by engaging in a sex act with her husband.Four of the family members pleaded guilty on Thursday to various crimes including assaulting the 30-year-old woman and lying to the police to protect the family.Muhammad Iskandar Ismail, 32, received two months and four weeks’ in prison for lying to the police and voluntarily causing hurt. His brother Muhammad Iski…