A new consultation underscores that transparency and informed privacy decision-making will be central to the regulation of organisations that use personal information for ADM in Australia.
How businesses can protect themselves during conflict crises
Disruptive external events, particularly those driven by geopolitical instability, are again at the forefront of commercial risk across the Middle East.
Most Asia-Pacific firms use AI for tasks without cutting jobs: survey
While a wave of job cuts across Asia’s finance and other industries due to wider use of artificial intelligence has spurred concerns, a new study shows that the technology’s net impact on employment is not as clear-cut.
Recruiters and industry observers say many companies are adding AI-related roles without having to lay off workers.
A study by professional services firm Aon released on Wednesday shows that 74 per cent of 504 companies surveyed across industries in the Asia-Pacific region have…
CJEU raises questions over retaining investigation data in HR reports
A ruling by Europe’s top court on the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) will make it harder for employers to keep information on investigations involving staff on their personnel files indefinitely, according to an expert.
Thailand to join UN maritime arbitration with Cambodia
Thailand said on Friday it will join a UN arbitration process chosen by Cambodia to resolve a festering maritime boundary dispute, but put on hold for now other two-way efforts to settle their contested borders.
This week Cambodia launched a compulsory conciliation process under the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (Unclos), after Bangkok decided last month to unilaterally end a 2001 framework pact for talks on a disputed maritime belt.
For more than 25 years, both have claimed…
EU expands Iran sanctions to target Strait of Hormuz disruption
The EU has extended the scope of its sanction regime targeting Iran to allow designations of those impeding lawful transit passage and freedom of navigation, particularly in the Strait of Hormuz.
Japan’s PM Takaichi eyes India trip for talks with leader Modi
Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi is considering visiting India early next month to meet with her counterpart Narendra Modi to discuss cooperation on strengthening supply chains of critical goods given concerns about China’s economic coercion, government sources said on Thursday.
Takaichi aims to deepen bilateral collaboration in a wide range of fields covering defence, economic issues and cutting-edge technologies such as semiconductors and artificial intelligence, according to the…
Japan-Philippines maritime talks 2026
Citizen group to press for ‘transparency’ in Philippine VP Sara Duterte’s impeachment trial
A citizen watchdog has been launched in the Philippines to monitor Vice-President Sara Duterte-Carpio’s impeachment trial, as turmoil inside the Senate threatens to deepen public doubts over whether the politically explosive proceedings can be handled fairly and constitutionally.
Members of civil society launched the coalition, called Bantay Senado (Senate Watch), on Monday, saying it would “help ensure that the impeachment trial is conducted transparently, fairly and forthwith, in keeping with…
Indonesia arrests sacked head of free meal scheme
Indonesian officials arrested on Wednesday the former head of the country’s free school meals programme, blighted by mass food poisonings and corruption claims, a day after he was fired.
The much-hyped billion-dollar feeding scheme was the flagship policy of President Prabowo Subianto’s 2024 election campaign.
Prabowo fired Dadan Hindayana, an entomologist who had led the National Nutrition Agency since its inception in August 2024, along with two deputies on Tuesday. All three were taken into…