Workers were cutting metal scraps from the MV Diamond Highway, which has been on the shorelines of Lapu-Lapu City since December 2021 when 100 vessels sank or ran aground during Typhoon Rai.
Death sentence upheld for Thai ex-school principal robber who killed 3
The Supreme Court called Prasitthichai Khaewkao ‘outrageously, ruthlessly inhuman’ for the attack, which included the death of a 2-year-old.
Unitary SPCs law proposed to complement unitary patents
Pharmaceutical companies will be able to apply for supplementary protection certificates (SPCs) centrally before the European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO) and obtain new unitary SPCs in future to complement new unitary patents granted, under proposals outlined by the European Commission
Elderly Japanese man opens free cafe in Ukraine’s Kharkiv
Fuminori Tsuchiko, 75, first visited as a tourist, then returned after Russia invaded, living in a subway station and working as a volunteer distributing food.
Only a strong, united Asean can withstand pressure of US-China great power rivalry
Asean leaders must do more to strengthen the bloc’s unity and counter mutual distrust, such as through trade, education and cultural exchanges.
Singapore to import renewable energy from Indonesia
Singapore and Indonesia have signed an agreement to cooperate in renewables.
Fugees rapper Pras Michel convicted in US over lobbying campaigns with Malaysia’s Jho Low
Prosecutors accused Pras Michel of plotting with Low to attempt to influence the administrations of US presidents Barack Obama and Donald Trump.
Singapore unveils surprise measures to cool property market, doubles stamp duties for foreigners
The tax is now 60 per cent for foreign buyers, while citizens and permanent residents will see small increases when buying second and subsequent properties.
Good vibrations: Thailand’s Democrat Party makes sex toy election pledge
The royalist Democrat Party is seeking to woo voters ahead of next month’s general election with a pledge to legalise sex toys.
UK government publishes Digital Markets, Competition and Consumers Bill
The UK government has published its long-awaited Digital Markets, Competition and Consumers (DMCC) Bill, designed to boost competition and crack down on unfair business practices.
