Asian Legal Review

The Singapore’s Worker’s Compensation Act (WICA) may be extended to apply to certain type of ‘employee-like’ gig workers to provide them greater financial protection when they get injured.

Deeper ties between the two allies come as London takes a bigger military role in Asia, while Tokyo is strengthening its hand against China.

Uncertainty over the future leadership of the Conservative party in the UK casts some doubt over whether the Online Safety Bill will be taken forward, but businesses likely to be impacted by the proposals should continue with compliance preparations for now, experts have said.

Countries such as Japan, South Korea, Indonesia, China, Australia and New Zealand are being urged to take precautions as authorities grapple with economic fallout from pandemic while trying to avoid unpopular restrictions.

Chris Evans tells HRNews about the bonus dispute in the case of Mast Group Ltd v Chalmers

Report ranks the country as 116th among 146 – shows women’s participation in the political and economic arenas remains low. In Asia, the Philippines is in 19th place, while South Korea ranks 99th and China 102nd.

The couple, currently out on bail of 20,000 ringgit (US$4,500) each, are said to have stirred similar controversies in other Kuala Lumpur venues in the past.

Singapore’s Ministry of Finance (MOF) will increase the share of wage increases for local lower-wage workers it co-funds under the Progressive Wage Credit Scheme (PWCS).

During a two-day trip to Malaysia, Wang Yi said the dessert he ate was ‘so delicious, I am so impressed’.

If the law is passed, certain sex offenders could be given the option to have injections to reduce testosterone levels in return for shorter jail time.