The former 1MDB boss will appear as a prosecution witness in the audit tampering trial involving the disgraced leader.
EU parliament votes against expansion of EU emissions trading
MEPs have voted against an extension of the European Emission Trading System (EU ETS) to the road transport and buildings sectors.
Experts welcome UK government report on success of CIGA’s restructuring plan
An interim report into the successes of the Corporate Insolvency and Governance Act (CIGA) in helping to support struggling UK businesses has been welcomed by legal experts.
Myanmar’s NUG says junta placed Aung San Suu Kyi in solitary confinement to ‘embarrass’ her
The shadow government and UN denounced the military for transferring the ousted leader from house arrest to solitary confinement in prison this week.
Opportunities arising from data aggregation in financial services
The world we now live in is swamped with data from a myriad of sources, affecting all aspects of our lives. The financial services industry is no different – with only a few paper based transactions remaining, financial services is data.
Addressing the environmental impact of the digital future of financial services
There are two inescapable themes which have arisen in the financial services world over the past few years – digitisation and the environment.
South China Sea: Philippines, China abandon joint energy exploration talks
‘The president [Duterte] had spoken … oil and gas discussions are terminated completely. Nothing is pending; everything is over,’ Filipino minister said.
Malaysia: Were Mahathir’s remarks about ‘reclaiming’ Singapore and Indonesia’s Riau Islands aimed at Johor’s sultan?
While some Singaporeans accused Mahathir of fomenting ill will between the neighbours, observers in Malaysia said the remarks were likely a veiled jab at the sultan of Johor.
Indonesia deports Japanese Covid fraud suspect – US$7.3 million in government funds stolen
Mitsuhiro Taniguchi is accused of taking part in a fraud scheme that netted several million dollars in government funds intended for small Japanese businesses affected by coronavirus.
Malaysia’s Ismail Sabri Yaakob unveils more handouts for low-income families as Najib, Anwar take aim at rising prices
Payments will be disbursed along with 1.11 billion ringgit to be handed out in the second of four tranches of direct aid budgeted for this year. Announcement came hours after the opposition threatened a mass demonstration.