The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) is expected to focus resources on ensuring businesses meet their obligations on mental health and building safety over the next decade, experts have said.
EU issues firms with fresh Russian sanctions and due diligence guidance
The European Commission has published fresh guidance for EU businesses in an effort to crack down on circumvention of the bloc’s sanctions on Russian individuals and entities.
Philippines’ gaming regulator to probe Japanese billionaire’s ‘illegal and violent’ takeover of Manila casino
Supreme Court said Kazuo Okada could lead the Manila casino-resort, from which he was ousted in 2017 on suspicion of misappropriating US$3 million; Tiger Resorts appealed and claim Okada’s team took casino ‘by force’.
Malaysia’s poultry export ban: when will it end, how have people reacted, will Singapore have to eat less chicken rice?
Malaysia announced the ban on May 23 to stem local supply shortages, cutting off one-third of Singapore’s poultry supply indefinitely.
Industry needs timing clarity on energy profits levy allowances
The UK government has announced a new 25% levy applying to the profits of oil and gas companies operating in the UK and the UK Continental Shelf from 26 May 2022.
Philippine police say they killed 4 suspected of kidnapping Chinese online gambling worker
Police raided a hideout in Lapu Lapu city after suspects received a partial ransom payment through WeChat; they say they may have been involved in past kidnappings of Chinese online gambling workers.
China-backed Myanmar rebels call on junta to embrace peace talks
The 25,000-strong UWSA is one of the world’s largest non-state militaries – so far it has had little involvement in the fighting sparked by the toppling of Aung San Suu Kyi’s government by the military last year.
Financial services compliance with the EU AI Act and DORA can be streamlined
Emerging EU legislation will require financial services businesses to ensure artificial intelligence (AI) systems they use meet strict requirements for limiting risk as well as obligations on operational resilience.
Popular Punjabi rapper Sidhu Moose Wala shot dead at 28 amid gang violence
He was killed Sunday evening while driving his car in what is believed to be inter-gang rivalry; in 2020, police charged him for allegedly promoting gun culture in a song.
Will a YouTube video about ‘being gay in Indonesia’ lead to an anti-LGBT law?
A shock jock invited TikTok star Ragil Mahardika and his husband to talk about their married life on his YouTube show, sparking backlash from both conservatives and LGBT groups.