Asian Legal Review

A new ruling by the EU’s highest court has added to the challenges arising in online advertising and could bring complexity for both advertising vendors and website operators, data protection law experts have said.

A recent report published by the French data protection authority, CNIL, highlights its ongoing commitment to enforcing data protection regulations and taking enforcement action when necessary, an expert has said.

The move comes after a ruling by the Constitutional Court that said Move Forward violated the constitution with its plans to change a law against insulting the monarchy.

The recent Australia-Asean summit in Melbourne was illuminating in areas of economic cooperation as well as hot-button geopolitical issues. Agreeing on greater trade and investment was easy, but the South China Sea and Israel’s war in Gaza showed the wide diversity in opinion among attendees.

Liu Changjian, 33, a Chinese national, allegedly staged his own kidnapping while in Singapore to cheat his relatives of roughly US$4,200.

From the Japanese vice clubs tricking women into sex work to why 2024 could be Southeast Asia’s year for tourism, here are stories you may have missed over the weekend.

Some small businesses say the Swift effect was muted as fans were younger than their usual clientele, while others such as craft and bead stores saw a boom.

Tons of mud, rocks and uprooted trees rolled down a mountain late on Friday, reaching a river that burst its banks and tore through villages in West Sumatra

Researchers warn of a more catastrophic quake, after 28 quakes were recorded since the start of March this year, with 30 similar tremors last month.

Luo Yi told a judge that he is ‘a law-abiding citizen in China and got foolishly dragged into this matter’.