Malaysia’s unpopular former first lady on Saturday lamented the “trying times” since her husband Najib Razak’s ouster from power, in a plea for public sympathy just a day after police seized a huge trove of cash, jewels and designer handbags linked to the couple.
Rosmah Mansor, who is widely reviled for her reported luxurious tastes and tone-deaf attitude towards the struggles of ordinary Malaysians, issued a statement lashing out at the police raids, complaining that…
Despite claim by acupuncture specialists, it does not improve IVF live birth rates, new study says
One of the most popular wellness services at fertility clinics is acupuncture, a traditional Chinese treatment that involves placing sterile needles at various points on the body to manipulate the “chi”, or energy flow – but a new study suggests that its usefulness is limited.
Acupuncture practitioners say the procedure may increase blood flow in women undergoing in vitro fertilisation (IVF), which may increase the chances of an embryo that has been fertilised in a…
Planning ruling goes to heart of Northern Ireland decision making
Civil servants cannot make decisions on behalf of government departments in Northern Ireland where those decisions would ordinarily be taken by ministers, the High Court in the country has ruled.
Assess data protection impact before conducting internal investigations
ANALYSIS: Businesses that plan to carry out internal investigations into the conduct of their employees or agents are likely to need to carry out data protection impact assessments (DPIAs) first, DPIAs are now mandatory in certain circumstances under the GDPR.
Court: legal profession bears risk of ‘imposter vendor’ fraud
Solicitors representing fraudulent property sellers may be liable for breach of trust, breach of warranty of authority or breach of undertaking in cases involving identity fraud, the Court of Appeal has ruled.
New owner of Phnom Penh Post denies Cambodian government launched crackdown on independent press
The new Malaysian owner of one of Cambodia’s major newspapers has brushed off suggestions of a far-reaching media crackdown and vehemently denied links to Prime Minister Hun Sen, who has ruled for 33 years, as concerns about the country’s press freedom deepen.
In a fiery press conference in the capital Phnom Penh on Friday, Malaysian businessman Siva Kumar Ganapathy blasted former Phnom Penh Post journalists as “careless, malicious and defamatory” in their reporting of…
Donald Trump says North Korea could have been ‘influenced’ by Xi Jinping to turn on US ahead of talks with Kim Jong-un
US President Donald Trump said on Thursday that Chinese President Xi Jinping “could be influencing” North Korean leader Kim Jong-un after Kim’s regime abruptly shifted to a sharp, negative tone this week about the prospects of a planned summit with the US in June.
“If you remember two weeks ago, all of a sudden out of nowhere Kim Jong-un went to China to say hello again – second time – to President Xi,” Trump told reporters during an Oval Office…
Regulatory divergence biggest Brexit concern for pharmaceuticals, says report
The biggest Brexit-related concern for pharmaceuticals companies is that the UK will deviate from EU regulation of the market, according to a new report by a committee of MPs.
Malaysia’s Chinese projects: Mahathir to respect all agreements
Malaysia’s newly installed Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad on Thursday said his government would “respect all agreements” even as it reviewed the viability of Chinese-linked projects in the country.
Responding to a question from This Week in Asia during a press conference, Mahathir said: “As far as the leaders from China and the Chinese are concerned, we have made it clear that we are going to look into all these contracts again because they are very costly for the…
A road already traveled: after a Trump-Kim summit, the next steps the US and North Korea will probably take
The prospects for a summit meeting next month between US President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong-un might look a bit shaky, but if it does go off as scheduled, a larger issue remains: how best to build on it and end the decades of hostility between the two nations.
US analysts suggest that a road map already exists – the diplomatic path Washington and Beijing took to reach the normalisation of their relations.
That path starts with setting up liaison offices, not an…