Businesses that provide services designed to show that electronic data is authentic and can be trusted have been issued with new UK guidance that outlines their obligations on security and breach reporting.
Muslims in Asia protest against Trump’s Jerusalem plan
Thousands of protesters in Muslim-majority countries in Asia rallied on Friday to condemn the US decision to recognise Jerusalem as Israel’s capital, as authorities tightened security outside American embassies.
Leaders in Indonesia, Malaysia and Pakistan have joined a global chorus of condemnation of President Donald Trump’s decision. Hundreds of protesters gathered in Afghanistan’s capital with placards, effigies of Trump and at least one burning US flag.
“Death to…
European Commission intervenes in US dispute with Microsoft over access to data stored in Ireland
The European Commission has intervened in a long-running legal dispute between the US government and Microsoft over the rights of US law enforcement agencies to access data on technology companies’ customers held on servers overseas under US law.
Leading US Senator accuses China of ‘lying for 25 years’ about North Korea
China is more of a problem than a partner for the United States on dealing with nuclear-armed North Korea, a leading Republican senator and ally of President Donald Trump said during a wide-ranging interview on Thursday.
Arkansas Republican Senator Tom Cotton said China has been “lying for 25 years” about wanting to eliminate North Korea’s nuclear capability. He accused Beijing of using North Korea as a diversion from economic warfare against the United States and other…
Panama, UAE on first EU list of ‘non-cooperative’ tax jurisdictions
The EU has published its first-ever list of “non-cooperative” tax jurisdictions, featuring 17 countries and territories that it has judged as failing to meet good tax governance standards.
Malaysia’s national bank warns of fraudsters using fake money lending licences
By Emir Zainul
Bank Negara Malaysia (BNM) has warned that there are persons or companies conducting illegal money lending activities using fake money lending licences, purportedly issued by the central bank.
“These fraudsters aim to deceive the public to believe that they are licensed money lenders and to lure the public to make initial payments for various purposes related to the loan, such as administrative expenses, stamp duty and legal fees,” BNM said in a statement.
BNM…
What a vacancy at the US embassy in Singapore says about Trump’s Asia policy
No ambassador. No problem? As US officials play down the prolonged stalemate regarding the confirmation of K.T. McFarland – a former top aide to US President Donald Trump – as ambassador to Singapore, some observers say the development raises further doubts over the coherence of America’s Asia policy. The stalled appointment means a lower ranking charge d’affaires will, for the foreseeable future, lead the US embassy in Singapore, one of Washington’s closest…
Competition regulator to prioritise productivity growth in future work
The UK’s Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) will prioritise “cases in markets which underpin and enable economic growth” as part of its programme of work for next year, it has said.
‘He is someone, not something’: Indonesia’s selfie snapping monkey Naruto named ‘Person of the Year’ by rights group PETA
An Indonesian monkey who shot to fame after it snapped a grinning selfie – and sparked a landmark US copyright case – was named “Person of the Year” on Wednesday by the animal rights group that took on the simian’s cause.
People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) said it was honouring Naruto, a crested black macaque with a goofy looking grin, to recognise that “he is someone, not something”.
In 2011, the monkey pressed the shutter button while…
Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen accuses exiled opposition leader Sam Rainsy of ‘treasonous’ call to soldiers on Facebook
Cambodia’s exiled opposition leader Sam Rainsy has committed treason by inciting soldiers to defy orders, Prime Minister Hun Sen said on Wednesday, and he will face new legal action over the comments.
The threat of more legal action against Sam Rainsy, who has lived in France since 2015 to avoid a series of convictions, comes weeks after a court dissolved his opposition party, removing any significant challenge to Hun Sen extending his decades-long rule in a general election next year….