A New Zealand husband and wife were on a flight from Paris to Singapore seated next to a dog that was ‘snorting’ and passing wind throughout the journey. They say they weren’t informed before the flight.
Malaysia targets Singapore’s expats as Chinese-built Forest City homes ‘sit empty’
PM Anwar Ibrahim is luring foreign professionals next door with tax breaks and easy visa access, but investors are waiting for more clarity on the condo project.
Employers offered alternative end of service benefits scheme in the UAE
The manner in which end of service gratuity is to be handled in the UAE will be changed substantially, as employers can soon opt for an alternative end of service benefits scheme for their staff.
IMF’s view of generative AI risks provides learning points for financial firms
The International Monetary Fund’s (IMF’s) recent call on financial regulators to “strengthen their institutional capacity and intensify their monitoring and surveillance of the evolution” of generative AI is consistent with the increasing scrutiny being given to the technology. It is a topic that many financial regulators globally are already following closely.
FCA signals ‘data-focused’ approach to protecting access to cash in UK
The UK’s Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) intends to take a cautious approach, based on data, when using its new powers to ensure the continued availability of cash withdrawal and deposit facilities in local communities across the UK.
Singapore plan to import Indonesia clean energy advancing as region develops renewables ‘faster and bigger than people realise’
Singapore currently generates 95 per cent of its electricity from natural gas, but lack of space limits the building of solar and wind farms.
Philippines and Australia sign pact amid China’s rising clout, Albanese hails ‘great friends’
The Philippines and Australia have signed a strategic partnership as President Ferdinand Marcos Jnr thanks Australian PM Anthony Albanese for his support of Manila’s maritime claims
South China Sea row affects Philippine interests and is not solely a US-China issue, Marcos Jnr says
President Marcos Jnr says misleading narratives deny the Philippines its independence and agency, and disregard its legitimate interests.
Right to participate in share scheme transfers under TUPE, rules Scottish court
Stuart Neilson tells HRNews about the implications of the Court of Session’s decision in Ponticelli Ltd v Gallagher
Ex-Malaysian PM’s wife Rosmah applies to have US$1.5 million money laundering, tax evasion charges dropped
Rosmah Mansor, the wife of ex-Malaysian prime minister Najib Razak, has applied to a court to drop her 12 money laundering charges and five tax evasion charges.