Posts Tagged ‘Affirms’
Hong Kong Top Court Affirms Housing, Inheritance Rights For Same-sex Couples
Hong Kong’s top court ruled Tuesday to affirm housing and inheritance entitlements for same-sex couples, siding against the government in favour of LGBTQ rights protection. The ruling comes after a landmark 2023 decision — also by the Court of Final Appeal — shut the door on legalising same-sex marriage, but gave the government two years…
Read MoreIndonesian court affirms 1.7 trillion rupiah civil claim against Keppel unit is inadmissible
The DKI Jakarta Province High Court has also ordered the claimant to pay court costs AN INDONESIAN High Court has affirmed an earlier court decision that a claimant’s 1.7 trillion rupiah (S$144.2 million) lawsuit against Kepland Investama, a wholly owned subsidiary of , was inadmissible. In a bourse filing on Thursday (Nov 7), Keppel said the…
Read MoreG20 Affirms Commitment To Transition From Fossil Fuels
G20 leaders affirmed their commitment to shifting away from fossil fuels after talks this week in Washington, according to a ministerial statement released Friday. Recalling commitments made last year at the COP28 summit in Dubai, the statement recognized plans to accelerate action in this “critical decade, so as to achieve net zero by 2050 in…
Read MoreEvolving Position Or Damage Control? Gary Gensler Affirms Bitcoin Is Not A Security
KEY POINTS Kernen said he thinks Gensler is ‘warming up’ to ‘top tier crypto’ Gensler denied, but said he and his predecessor at the SEC have said $BTC isn’t a security Back in 2021, Gensler recognized Bitcoin as a ‘a digital, scarce store of value’ His comments were made after multiple GOP and Dem lawmakers…
Read MoreAllianz Q2 net profit up better-than-expected 7.5%; affirms targets
GERMANY’S Allianz on Thursday posted a better-than-expected 7.5 per cent rise in second-quarter net profit and said it was on track to meet its full-year target. The insurer said that strength at its property and casualty business balanced out claims resulting from natural catastrophes. Net profit attributable to shareholders of 2.513 billion euros (S$3.64 billion)…
Read MoreTSMC’s new chairman affirms hopes of AI-fuelled 2024 recovery
TAIWAN Semiconductor Manufacturing Co’s C C Wei, who on Tuesday (Jun 4) became the first person to hold the dual roles of chairman and chief executive officer in years, reaffirmed expectations for AI development to drive a 2024 industry recovery. Wei, who was formally appointed the company chairman on Tuesday, stuck with previous projections for…
Read MoreVividthree affirms chairman Ho Choon Hou’s suitability after his arrest in relation to Cordlife probe
DIGITAL content production house Vividthree Holdings on Sunday (Mar 24) noted the arrest of its board chairman and independent director Ho Choon Hou by the Commercial Affairs Department (CAD) in relation to alleged breaches-of-disclosure obligations by private cord-blood bank Cordlife Group. Ho was arrested by the CAD in relation to an offence under the Securities…
Read MoreMichigan Judge Affirms Kristina Karamo’s Removal As GOP Chair Amid Party Infighting
A Kent County judge affirmed Tuesday that Kristina Karamo was “properly” removed as the chair of the Michigan Republican Party. The decision follows months of internal disputes within the state GOP concerning its financial health, culminating in a vote on Jan. 6, 2024, where party members opted to oust Karamo from her leadership position. Kent…
Read MoreMoody’s Affirms Italy’s Credit Rating And Upgrades Outlook
The US ratings agency Moody’s announced Friday it had affirmed Italy’s credit rating at Baa3, and upgraded the country’s outlook to “stable” from “negative,” citing its significant economic strengths. “The decision to change the outlook to stable from negative reflects a stabilization of prospects for the country’s economic strength, the health of its banking sector…
Read MoreHong Kong Top Court Affirms Mandatory Sentences Under Security Law
Hong Kong’s top court on Tuesday issued a landmark ruling that limited the ways for people to reduce their sentences when convicted of national security crimes AFP Hong Kong’s top court on Tuesday issued a landmark ruling affirming mandatory minimum sentences for people convicted of national security crimes, potentially affecting dozens of pro-democracy figures standing…
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