A top general has warned of ‘destabilisation efforts’ instigated by former officers against President Ferdinand Marcos Jnr.
41 workers remain trapped in India tunnel for seventh day as drilling rescue hits snags
The workers have been trapped since Sunday when a landslide caused part of the tunnel they were building to collapse about 200 metres from the entrance.
The ‘Asian tiger’ who took on Donald Trump: Singapore tycoon Kwek Leng Beng shares how he bought and sold Plaza Hotel in new biography
In Strictly Business: The Kwek Leng Beng Story, the Singaporean tycoon opens up on his six decades in business and the lessons he learnt through crises and challenges.
Draft reforms to UK holiday pay rules leave room for future changes
The UK government’s response to two post-Brexit consultations on reforming holiday pay leaves the door open for more reforms in the future, according to two legal experts.
Scottish NHS board named in rare hospital corporate manslaughter probe
The naming of Scotland’s largest health board as a suspect in a corporate homicide investigation following the death of four patients at a Glasgow hospital campus may underline a commitment to hold those at fault to account, but difficulties with corporate accountability remain, according to legal experts.
4 wallabies seen hopping in Vietnam, likely trafficked for China market amid calls to curb exotic pet trade
The marsupials have reportedly been trafficked from Australia and spotted hopping in a Vietnamese province bordering China.
Myanmar cybercrime kingpin dead, family handed over to China
Ming and three of his relatives wanted in China for defrauding and detaining Chinese citizens, among other offences.
Business fails to enforce adjudication decisions due to nature of underlying contract
The High Court in London has rejected a contractor’s bid to enforce two earlier decisions made by an adjudicator in its favour after a judge ruled that the contractor did not have a statutory right to pursue its claims via adjudication.
China, wary of isolation, asks Asia-Pacific countries to avoid ‘cliques’
A Chinese official has warned against countries forming ‘small cliques’ – suggesting lingering concerns over being shut out of important value chains.
Ofcom provides detail on Online Safety Act ‘illegal harms’ regime
Online content platforms operating in the UK should study recent publications issued by Ofcom to get a better handle on how the Online Safety Act will apply to them, and what they can do to meet the new legal requirements around addressing illegal content.