Developers in England can be required to carry out a Habitats Regulations Assessment (HRA) post-planning permission in certain circumstances, even if not required to do so at outline permission stage, the government has confirmed.
Myanmar envoy becomes 4th ambassador to die in China in less than a year
U Myo Thant Pe died in Kunming on Sunday of a suspected heart attack. Since September, a German, a Ukrainian and a Philippine ambassador have also died while in China.
10 Sri Lankans disappear from Commonwealth Games in suspected bid to remain in UK
Nine athletes and a manager went missing after completing their events.
Alibaba, Perennial consortium to redevelop AXA Tower into Singapore’s tallest skyscraper in bet on office space, hotel market
Alibaba is working with a group of investors and developers including the Perennial group to redevelop the 50-storey AXA Tower in Tanjong Pagar into Singapore’s tallest building.
Japan’s Kishida to revamp cabinet, clarify Unification Church ties following Abe’s death
Prime Minister Fumio Kishida will reshuffle his cabinet next week in a bid to boost public confidence and tackle a slew of issues like Covid-19, the Ukraine war and rising tensions in the Taiwan Strait.
Philippines’ Marcos tells Blinken Pelosi’s Taiwan trip did not raise ‘intensity’ of US-China tensions
The president told US Secretary of State during talks in Manila that the speaker’s visit showed the existing ‘intensity’ of a situation that was already volatile.
EU court: data attributes revealing sensitive personal data can be ‘special category’ data
Publication of widely used personal data attributes, such as a person’s name, can reveal sensitive personal information about someone else and their disclosure can therefore be prohibited under EU data protection law, according to a new ruling.
Consultation launched on decarbonisation of UK shipping industry
The UK government has called for innovative policy solutions to reduce carbon emissions generated by the country’s shipping industry.
Singapore has executed 10 people in 4 months despite evidence it doesn’t work as a deterrent
The city state has some of the world’s toughest anti-narcotics laws and insists the death penalty remains, but UN says it is not an effective deterrent.
Philippine senator chides Beijing’s envoy over one-China advice after Pelosi’s Taiwan trip
Ambassador Huang Xilian should not lecture Manila on one-China policy when Beijing cannot accept UN tribunal ruling rejecting most of its South China Sea claims, Risa Hontiveros says.