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A detailed submission by Apple critiquing the EU Digital Markets Act (DMA) could provide valuable insights into how the EU regime could be refined and also pointers for other jurisdictions adopting similar digital markets competition rules, an expert has claimed.

Qatar’s Ministry of Labour has revealed new fees for a host of services related to hiring staff, including issuing work permits and recruitment licences – the latter having been dramatically cut in price.

A viral video of an interaction between a fitness influencer and an elderly toilet cleaner in Singapore has sparked discourse on the city state’s work culture for seniors.
In the Instagram clip, Jaden Laing, an Australian strongman, greets the older man, who is dressed in his work uniform, in a washroom. The latter shares that he is 91 years old and on a 12-hour shift that would end at 7pm.
“How are you so healthy?” asks Laing, who follows up with questions on the man’s exercise routine. The…

Cambodia’s powerful former leader Hun Sen on Monday blasted a social media video of a man shooting at his image during a carnival in Thailand, amid simmering tensions over the nations’ disputed border.
Territorial tensions spiralled in July into the deadliest military clashes between Cambodia and Thailand in decades, killing more than 40 people and forcing around 300,000 to flee their homes.
The two countries agreed to a ceasefire after five days of fighting, and have since repeatedly traded…

Landslides and floods triggered by heavy downpours in Nepal and neighbouring India have killed more than 60 people, officials said on Sunday, as rescuers raced to reach cut-off communities in remote mountainous terrain.
Torrential downpours have lashed Nepal since Friday, triggering river surges and inundating many areas in the Himalayan nation.
At least 44 people have died in rain-triggered disasters and five are missing, Shanti Mahat, spokeswoman for Nepal’s National Disaster Risk Reduction…

The United States is deepening its military presence in the Philippines with a planned upgrade to a naval base in Palawan, a strategically vital island facing the South China Sea that already hosts American-funded boat hubs and airstrips.
While some observers view the growing American presence as a pragmatic move to enhance the Philippines’ defence capabilities, others caution that the strategy risks creating a precarious dependency under a transactional US administration and leaves Manila…

A mood of uncertainty hangs over India’s pharmaceutical sector as US President Donald Trump’s latest tariff threats have unsettled investors and policymakers alike.
But behind closed doors, a tentative deal on digital trade and quiet backchannel negotiations are giving hope to markets and manufacturers in both of the world’s most populous democracies.
“There appears to be recognition that the US needs to lower the rhetoric,” said foreign policy analyst Vivek Mishra, deputy director of the…

A wave of fake news and conspiracy theories has taken aim at the Philippine military, with viral claims of coup plots, foreign interference and high-level defections spreading rapidly on social media.
Observers warn the campaign is fuelling political instability by exploiting public outrage over recent major corruption scandals. Several trace the effort to a network of loyalists and influencers aligned with former president Rodrigo Duterte, the chief political rival of President Ferdinand Marcos…

India’s Air Force chief on Friday claimed the military destroyed both Chinese-made jets and US-built F-16s during clashes with Pakistan earlier this year, offering New Delhi’s first detailed account of its rival’s losses.
“As far as air defence is concerned, we have evidence of one long-range strike … along with that five fighters, hi-tech fighters between F-16 and JF-17 class, our system tells,” Air Chief Marshal Amar Preet Singh told reporters, referring to the four days of fighting in May…

Several recent changes to provisions in the Joint Contracts Tribunal (JCT) suite of forms could help avoid disputes early on, an expert has said.