Insurers and reinsurers operating in Luxembourg will have to pay even greater attention to their outsourcing arrangements and structure their communications in this regard more carefully from the beginning of November, an expert has said.
Myanmar devotees charged over sex doll stunt at holiest Buddhist shrine
The group attempted to bring sex dolls into the towering, gold-plated Shwedagon pagoda in Yangon to carry out ‘ritual incantations’, state media reported.
Indonesian plantation worker survives tiger attack
Victim awoke to see a Sumatran tiger just 2 metres away and yelled to alert his colleagues, whereby the tiger lunged forward at him.
South Korean woman in New Zealand suitcase murder case, involving two children spent time in mental hospital: report
A woman arrested in South Korea over the deaths of two children whose bodies were found in suitcases in New Zealand claims to have been stalked and sexually assaulted, a Korean TV show reported.
Malaysians ‘still angry’ over 2018 election set to vote amid political strife, rocky economy
Malaysian voters diverge on how best to avoid a return of Umno to pre-2018 strength, with some still counting on Pakatan Harapan and some looking to new parties like youth-centric Muda.
‘I am still functional, I can still move around, make speeches’: Mahathir Mohamad, 97, on why Malaysia still needs him
The two-time leader says he is standing for election because of the people’s will and desire to block former protégé Najib Razak from retaking power.
Singapore’s George Yeo hopes China will stay out of ‘long, dark tunnel’ as Russia and the West wade into nuclear talk
Singapore’s ex-foreign minister George Yeo is hopeful that China will ‘have the wisdom and the statecraft to avoid entering’ the Ukraine war as it would put the world ‘in jeopardy’.
Ancillary insurance intermediaries: when does the EU IDD regime apply in Ireland?
Car rental companies, travel agents and other Irish businesses that carry out some insurance activities may be required to register as ‘ancillary insurance intermediaries’ under the EU’s Insurance Distribution Directive (IDD) regime.
SOAS arbitration study shows strong support for an African commercial court
A new study into arbitration in Africa conducted by the School of Oriental and African Studies of the University of London (SOAS) shows strong support for the establishment of an African commercial court.
The National Security & Investment Act: sanctions and the implications for restructuring
The 2021 National Security & Investment Act creates a screening regime, giving the UK government the powers to assess, intervene in and in rare instances, block transactions which may give rise to national security concerns.