The 7 members of Bi-2 were arrested last week after playing a concert on the southern resort island of Phuket, reportedly for not having proper working papers.
Malaysia says no change in approval for Ed Sheeran concert amid calls to cancel over singer’s LGBTQ stance
Communications Minister Fahmi Fadzil said thorough vetting was done by all the agencies involved in granting permission for the event.
New UAE competition law ushers in new era for merger control
The United Arab Emirates has recently enacted Federal Decree-Law No. 36/2023 on the Regulation of Competition (the new law), ushering in a new era in the country’s competition landscape.
Philippines overtakes Malaysia, Vietnam to become Southeast Asia’s fastest growing economy
The expansion is driven by consumption, services and investment.
Battling over butter chicken: why is beloved Indian dish at the centre of a legal fight?
Two restaurants, one iconic dish – but who can claim to be its inventor? That’s for the Delhi High Court to decide.
European Union forum on Indo-Pacific will lack US and China, which were not invited
Unclear why Brussels did not involve Washington, which attended last year; Beijing will be missing too, but has never been included.
New Cairo international arbitration centre rules ‘embrace modern practices’
New Cairo Regional Centre for International Commercial Arbitration (CRCICA) rules embrace modern practices and place further emphasis on procedural efficiency, an expert has said.
Malaysia police seek British ‘van life’ couple over traffic stop bribery video
Chris and Marianne Fisher, who post videos of their globe-trotting adventures on social media, filmed a Malaysian policeman allegedly accepting cash to settle a traffic ticket he had just issued.
UK BASE jumper killed in Thailand after parachute fails to open during social media stunt near Pattaya beach
Nathy Odinson had sneaked up to the 29th floor of a condo to perform a jump, according to local media, but was killed when his parachute failed to open.
New infrastructure framework ‘gives confidence’ to developers
Recently published Enabling Better Infrastructure (EBI) guidance will give greater confidence to developers and investors to build a sustainable world, an expert has said.