Author: viking

In the space of a single week in early December, three household names in South Korean entertainment abruptly retreated from the spotlight.
Actor Cho Jin-woong announced his sudden retirement on December 6 after decades-old reports resurfaced online about his brief stint in juvenile detention.
Two days later, television host and comedian Park Na-rae suspended her broadcast appearances following claims she had mistreated staff and received unauthorised medical treatments.
And fellow comedian Cho…

A group of 31 Malaysians, victims of a job scam syndicate in Myawaddy, Myanmar, have been successfully repatriated following a high-level diplomatic operation, the Malay language daily Sinar Harian reported.
They arrived at the Bukit Kayu Hitam immigration complex near the Thai-Malaysian border at 6.50pm on Saturday. Upon arrival, they were immediately handed over to the Royal Malaysia Police for further investigation into the syndicate’s operations.
While the victims’ identities were confirmed…

When a gunman murdered 35 people in Tasmania in 1996, Australia’s political leaders united to implement some of the West’s toughest gun laws. Nearly three decades later, after 15 people were killed at a Jewish festival at Bondi Beach, consensus is more elusive.
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese’s call for tighter gun controls is meeting resistance from ascendant right-wing populists and some mainstream conservatives, revealing a more polarised landscape that contrasts with Australia’s response to…

As the windows rattled from distant explosions, British tourist Brian* sat sleepless in a dim hotel room in Thailand’s Trat province, waiting out a curfew he had not known existed.
With artillery ringing out from across the border with Cambodia, his dreams of reaching the island of Koh Kood seemed to dissolve into the darkness.
“The police said the road was closed and I’d have to find accommodation overnight,” Brian told This Week in Asia, offering only his first name. “I heard explosions all…

The UK government has confirmed that it intends to stick with a two-year timetable to implement the terms of the Employment Rights Act (ERA) into law.

The UK’s Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has rejected calls from a consumer rights watchdog for a review of legal protection frameworks around insurance companies and how they operate.

The UK government has published secondary legislation that will signal a “significant shift” in the telecoms infrastructure market and the respective rights of telecom operators and landowners when it comes into force in April 2026, an expert has said.

The UK construction sector in 2025 is undergoing its most significant transformation in decades.

More than a year after former South Korean president Yoon Suk-yeol’s failed attempt to impose martial law, the country’s top court has announced changes to how politically explosive cases are handled, as public anger over delays and alleged bias continues to mount.
The Supreme Court said it would revamp procedures for high-stakes national security trials, including cases stemming from Yoon’s December 2024 martial law bid, in what it described as an effort to ensure swift and fair proceedings and…

The Employment Rights Bill (ERB) is now the Employment Rights Act (ERA), and will introduce the biggest changes to employment law in England, Scotland and Wales in a generation.