Australia’s independent infrastructure advisory body has updated its pipeline of planned projects for 2018, which contains 96 priority projects and initiatives with a combined value of AU$55 billion (€34.1bn).
‘Is it a bloody joke?’ Millions of Indian high school students to resit exam after test leaked
India on Thursday vowed to strengthen its online security after high school exam papers were leaked ahead of crucial tests, forcing millions of students to resit their finals.
Education Minister Prakash Javadekar said an investigation was underway into how the mathematics and economics papers were accessed and spread via WhatsApp before the exam.
“The criminals who did this won’t be spared. I am sure police will catch these people soon. Let me assure that we will further improve the…
UK explains how NIS Directive will apply to digital service providers
Online marketplaces, online search engines and cloud computing service providers operating in the UK can expect new guidance to be issued to help them comply with the EU’s Network and Information Security (NIS) Directive, the UK government has said.
‘Unprecedented love and support’: Pakistan’s first transgender news anchor appears on air
A Pakistani TV channel has put the country’s first transgender news anchor on the air, a watershed cultural moment for the marginalised community in the deeply conservative country.
Marvia Malik, a former model who appeared on the Lahore-based private broadcaster Kohenoor for the first time last Friday, said she has received “unprecedented love and support” since landing the job.
“My family never accepted or owned me,” she said, adding that the rift drove her to…
Expect tribunal claims surge to continue following end of fee regime
ANALYSIS: The eye-watering increase in claims recorded by the latest employment tribunal statistics provides confirmation that the now-abolished fee regime deterred the bringing of thousands of cases.
Six men sentenced to death for family massacre in Thailand
Six men were sentenced to death on Wednesday for the massacre of a Thai village headman and seven members of his family, including three children, over a land dispute.
The execution-style murders, which caused widespread public horror, saw the masked gunmen storm into the local leader’s compound in the southern province of Krabi in July 2017 and take his family hostage with handcuffs and blindfolds.
They held the group for several hours while waiting for village chief Worayuth Sanlang to…
‘Biggest ever seizure’: Bangladesh reports meth boom during Rohingya crisis
Bangladesh security forces have seized nearly 9 million methamphetamine pills in less than three months as a massive influx of Rohingya refugees brings increased smuggling from Myanmar, officials said on Tuesday.
Increased raids on fishing boats on the Naf river, which divides the neighbours, have reaped the massive haul of yaba pills which are snapped up by Bangladesh youth.
Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) troops in the border town of Teknaf have seized some 5.16 million of the caffeine-laced…
UK information commissioner advocates new FOI audit powers
The UK’s information commissioner has said she would welcome new powers to select public bodies to audit for compliance with freedom of information (FOI) laws.
‘No negotiation with traitors’: Cambodia Prime Minister Hun Sen refuses to talk to opposition leaders to resolve stalemate
Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen reiterated on Tuesday he will not negotiate with opposition leaders such as Sam Rainsy, former leader of the now-defunct Cambodia National Rescue Party.
Speaking at a graduation ceremony in the capital Phnom Penh, Hun Sen said: “There will be no negotiation with traitors and neither will there be a pardon for the traitors.”
He added that despite the forced dissolution last year of the CNRP, the general election set to be held on July 29 will go ahead…
Post-Brexit licensing options in Ireland for UK asset managers
Ireland is an attractive location for UK asset managers seeking to retain EU passporting rights post-Brexit given ease of access and communication, time zone and workforce considerations.