It is the first step towards establishing the capacity to make at least 5 million metric tons by the end of the decade to help India reduce emissions and become a major exporter.
Singapore man gets reformative training for raping 2 girls, including his sister
A Singapore man sexually assaulted his sister in 2017 when he was 14 and his sister was around eight or nine years old. He also raped her in 2020.
New rules to improve safety for workers transported in lorries effective in Singapore
Singapore’s new rules to improve safety for workers being transported in lorries came into force on 1 January.
Pakistan to ‘drain the swamp’ of Taliban-linked militants in US-backed offensive
In a thinly veiled reference to Afghanistan’s Taliban regime, Pakistan’s national security council warned that ‘the full force of the state’ would ‘take on all and any entities that resort to violence’.
Singapore woman jailed for stabbing teen daughter over her alleged sex life
A Singapore woman was sentenced to 14 months’ jail after she pleaded guilty to one count of voluntarily causing hurt by an instrument likely to cause death.
SOAS study shows engagement with African Continental Free Trade Area Agreement
One of the key issues examined in a recent study into arbitration in Africa was the question of how parties are engaging with the Africa Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) Agreement.
Marketplace operators face increased liability risks when advertising counterfeit goods
The Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) has ruled that Amazon could be held liable for potential trade mark infringements by third party vendors.
British visitors, pilot among 4 killed in Australia helicopter crash
The deceased 57-year-old woman and 65-year-old man from Britain, a married couple, had been on holiday in Queensland; the pilot, 40, had recently become a dad.
Singapore’s economic growth slows as global headwinds mount
Singapore’s economy grew by 3.8 per cent last year – more than expected but much slower than the 7.6 per cent rise enjoyed in 2021, official data showed on Tuesday.
Thailand’s last gorilla doomed to life behind bars as ‘horror zoo’ defies calls to free her
Activists, wildlife groups have campaigned for years to free the gorilla from her cage at the mall zoo, and nature sanctuaries have offered to house her to live out her years, but zoo owners have remained unmoved.
