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Posted on June 18, 2022

Why Singapore may be edging closer to scrapping Section 377A criminalising gay sex – and what would happen if it did

Surveys show growing support for abolishing the colonial-era law that makes sex between men illegal, but other policies could be tightened to appease the city state’s conservatives if it is scrapped.

Posted on June 17, 2022

EU data protection guidance brings welcome news for UK suppliers

New guidance issued by the European Commission will be welcomed by UK-based suppliers involved in complex post-Brexit data transfer arrangements, but the guidance highlights a data protection “compliance gap” in relation to other data transfers, according to experts.

Posted on June 17, 2022

UK confirms data protection and ‘cookie law’ reform plans

Organisations that have already invested significant time and resources into EU data protection law compliance will not be required to make substantial changes to comply with a new, UK-specific regime, the government has suggested.

Posted on June 17, 2022

Philippine militants accused of beheading tourists surrender to authorities

The two men are accused of abducting two Canadians and a German and killing them months later after the deadline for payment of the ransoms had passed, as well as other ransom kidnappings and bomb attacks.

Posted on June 17, 2022

Malaysian lawyers’ ‘walk for judicial independence’ gets off on the wrong foot

Hundreds of lawyers, angry about ‘anti-corruption’ probe into judge who convicted former PM Najib Razak in 1MDB scandal, were unable to begin protest walk as police blocked two car park exits.

Posted on June 16, 2022

Winning the race for talent: how to attract and retain people in challenging times

Employers facing skills shortages and competition for qualified staff can stand out by increasing their attractiveness to existing employees just as much as being attractive to new hires.

Posted on June 16, 2022

Elimination of nuclear weapons an urgent need, UN chief warns

UN’s Antonio Guterres said it is important to ‘focus on the humanitarian consequences of nuclear weapons’. There are concerns Moscow will follow through on threats and about China and North Korea expanding their nuclear capabilities.

Posted on June 16, 2022

How would a US recession impact Singapore, Malaysia, Thailand amid surging inflation?

If the US were to enter a recession, export-reliant Singapore and Malaysia would be among the worst hit, while remittances to the Philippines may decline, analysts say.

Posted on June 15, 2022

FSCB survey highlights firms’ disability inclusion failings

Amy Hextell tells HRNews about practical steps firms can take to improve disability inclusion

Posted on June 15, 2022

Thailand’s opposition party files no-confidence motion against ‘flawed’ PM, elections just months away

Opposition parties hope to bring down Prime Minister Prayuth Chan-ocha’s 17-party government, but his parliamentary majority of 253 seats verses 208 means he is likely to prevail, say analysts.

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