Legislation which will modernise and consolidate Irish anti-bribery laws, some of which date back to 1889, has received its second reading in the Seanad.
Trump Indonesia project is latest stop on China’s Belt and Road
A billion-dollar Indonesian property development with ties to Donald Trump has become the latest project in China’s globe-spanning Belt and Road infrastructure project – just as Washington and Beijing are tussling over trade.
A subsidiary of Chinese state-owned construction firm Metallurgical Corporation of China (MCC) signed a deal with Indonesia’s MNC Land to build a theme park outside Jakarta as part of the ambitious project, the company said on Thursday.
The deal is the…
Is new government guidance required to secure campus free speech?
ANALYSIS: On 3 May 2018, universities minister Sam Gimyah announced a “free speech summit” with representatives from the higher education sector, at which he would “demand” that the sector take further action to protect lawful free speech and work with ministers to publish new guidance that would provide clarity about the rules to both students and universities “for the first time”.
‘Over-the-air’ software updates for driverless cars envisaged by UK minister
The “overwhelming majority” of software updates for driverless cars will be implemented remotely, a UK government minister has said.
Insurance industry to tackle higher premiums at renewal
The UK insurance industry has pledged to act to ensure that long-standing customers are not unfairly penalised at renewal compared to new customers.
Donald Trump hopes for ‘world peace’ as he announces he will meet North Korea’s Kim Jong-un in Singapore in June
US President Donald Trump announced on Twitter Thursday morning that his “highly anticipated” meeting with North Korean leader Kim Jong-un would take place in Singapore on June 12, saying that they will try to make the summit “a very special moment for World Peace”.
Trump tweeted his announcement about seven hours after he welcomed three Americans who had been held in North Korea when they returned to the US at Joint Base Andrews, a military base in Maryland, early…
Malaysia boleh: Mahathir’s return to power is more than a palace coup. It is a new era of hope
The catchphrase “Malaysia Boleh” or “Malaysia Can” evolved as a national slogan in the early 1990s, rallying citizens around the proud vision of a tiger economy aspiring to developed nation status. Over time, it came to be used by its very citizens in a mocking tone, deriding their Southeast Asian nation, and especially its government, for its bumbling ways.
But since the night of May 9, spirits have been soaring again as Malaysians try to grasp, still in disbelief, the…
Use of blockchain in financial services poses competition risks, says FCA
The use of blockchain in financial services could pose a risk to competition, a senior official at the UK’s Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has said.
South Koreans rush to recreate leaders Kim and Moon’s peace handshake at run-down film set
When a smiling North Korean leader Kim Jong-un shook hands with South Korean President Moon Jae-in on the border of their countries during a summit last month, images of the historic moment grabbed the world’s attention.
It was the first time a North Korean leader had set foot in the South since the 1950-1953 Korean war. Moon and Kim said they would work to denuclearise the Korean peninsula and seek a peace agreement to replace the 1953 armistice.
Since that April 27 encounter,…
‘Militant’ inmates kill five police in prison where Jakarta’s ex-governor is held for blasphemy
Five Indonesian police officers and a prisoner were killed in clashes at a high security jail that saw Islamist inmates take an officer hostage, authorities said Wednesday, with negotiations underway to secure his release.
The deadly riot broke out late Tuesday at the facility inside the Mobile Police Brigade headquarters in Depok on the outskirts of Jakarta.
It comes several days after the arrest of three terror suspects accused of plotting to attack the police headquarters and other…