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STRENGTH OF SINGAPORE PAINT AND COATING COMPANIES AND MARKET SHOULD AID RECOVERY FROM COVID-19 PANDEMIC



Few countries could claim to have weathered Covid-19 well but Singapore, micro-managed and highly-educated, is high on the shortlist. Even so, Covid-19 has had a detrimental effect on the southeast Asian city state’s paints and coatings sector and its impacts continue to linger.…

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CROSS-BORDER POLICE COLLABORATION IS KEY TO CRACKING DOWN ON INTERNATIONAL DAIRY CRIME



Malaysia’s 1MDB scandal is one of the largest ever embezzlement and money laundering cases, with Malaysian courts considering how at least USD4.5 billion was stolen and then spent or laundered from Malaysian sovereign wealth fund 1Malaysia Development Berhad (1MDB). Former Prime Minister Najib Razak has now been convicted of charges associated with the scandal.…

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ASIA-PACIFIC REGION OFFERS GROWING PROTECTION TO WHISTLEBLOWERS, ALTHOUGH COMPREHENSIVE LAWS ARE USUALLY ABSENT



THE ASIA-Pacific region, even one-party states such as China, have developed legal protections for whistleblowers, although the comprehensive protection more commonly found in Europe is still usually absent.

South Korea is one jurisdiction leading the pack on developing robust whistleblower protections.…

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EY FACING LEGAL ACTION OVER ALLEGED FAILURES TO DETECT WIRECARD SCAM



EY, (formerly Ernst & Young), the Big 4 accounting major accused of shortcomings over its audit of disgraced German card payments processor Wirecard, is rejecting blame for its failure to detect the fintech firm’s EUR1.9 billion (USD2.1 billion) fraud scandal before it expanded to such a size.…

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TWO FORMER UNAOIL EXECUTIVES CONVICTED OF IRAQI OIL GRAFT



Two former Iraq managers for Monaco-based energy major Unaoil were convicted July 13 in Southwark Crown Court, London of paying over USD500,000 in bribes to officials at the Iraqi South Oil Company to clinch a USD55 million contract for offshore mooring buoys.…

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DARK WEB BECOMES MORE ACCESSIBLE, BUT ITS CRIME RISKS TO MAJOR BUSINESS ARE NOT GOING AWAY



ACCESSING the dark web once demanded some computing expertise. But dark web search engines and browsers continue being developed, guiding potential users to this encrypted corner of the web where commercial criminals ply their wares and illicit businesses avoid taxes. How should legitimate companies react?…

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AML PROFESSIONAL PROFILES BECOMING MORE DIVERSE, BUT PAY AND CONDITIONS MAYBE HIT BY COVID-19



New aspiring entrants to the AML/CFT and other compliance sectors will be hard hit regarding available jobs and related pay and conditions by the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic, according to international recruitment agency Randstad. Its Hong Kong director banking and financial services Rick Chung warned: “Similar to what we have witnessed during the global financial crisis, it will be challenging for fresh graduates to secure jobs during these extraordinary times.”…

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MALAYSIA INVESTING IN SKILLS TO STRENGTHEN ITS DIGITAL TEXTILE PRINTING INDUSTRY.



Malaysia’s digital textile printing industry and market is growing at a steadfast pace, with local demand driven by regional designers and fashion brands, particularly when producing Islamic wear, such as scarfs and shawls.

However, the industry faces challenges securing enough orders to fully utilise its capacity.…

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ASIAN REGULATORY ROUND UP – CHINESE GOVERNMENT CREATES 46 ECOMMERCE ZONES TO FIGHT COVID-19 ECONOMIC IMPACT



 

THE CHINESE government has announced that it will add another 46 cross-border e-commerce pilot zones in the country, bringing the number to 105, according to the State Council, effectively mainland China’s cabinet. The move is designed to help revive China’s export industries, which have been damaged by the Covid-19 pandemic.…

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UNMASKING THE DARK WEB – EASY TO ACCESS; TOUGH TO NEGOTIATE RISK; AND A HONEY PIT FOR FRAUD INVESTIGATORS



WANT to check the dark web for illicit services? Search engines accessible from the public web offer links to the dark web. One example is Finland-based Ahmia (https://ahmia.fi/), which yields interesting results from searches such as https://ahmia.fi/search/?q=hacking. A more recent variant that has attracted attention from the IT security press is Kilos – http://dnmugu4755642434.onion…

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