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Malaysia's government has introduced the Social Work Profession Bill 2026 to create a formal regulatory framework for social workers. The legislation establishes the Malaysian Social Work Profession Council and introduces certification requirements for practitioners.
A 23-year-old man in southwestern China has been detained and banned from social media after illegally skydiving from a residential building to boost his online following, prompting authorities to warn of strict penalties.
Thailand has formally restricted alcohol exemptions at prohibited venues to just two categories: wedding receptions and diplomatic functions held according to official custom, following a Prime Minister's Office notification published in July.
Paul Grewal, Coinbase's chief legal officer and architect of the crypto industry's Washington strategy, is departing after six years. His successor and a new corporate affairs head signal the exchange's shift toward expansion and global stakeholder management.
Malaysian authorities have dismantled illegal cryptocurrency mining operations across the country, confiscating 75,578 machines and arresting 629 people through 3,049 raids since January 2022.
Britain's foreign secretary Yvette Cooper has warned that artificial intelligence may become the greatest security challenge of the coming decade, urging the world to develop urgent safeguards before catastrophic incidents occur.
Communications Minister Datuk Fahmi Fadzil has accused telecommunications firms of complacency despite having adequate data on rural coverage gaps, urging their CEOs to visit affected areas personally and pledging regulatory action.
Sweden's top court has ruled that Google must compensate PriceRunner, owned by fintech firm Klarna, with $1.5 billion for systematically manipulating search results to favour its own shopping comparison tool.
Tesla has quietly settled a lawsuit over a fatal 2023 Arizona crash involving its Full Self-Driving system. The case marks the first known pedestrian death linked to Tesla's automation technology and comes amid intensifying federal safety investigations.
The Malaysian government has committed to ensuring that any future policy decisions regarding taxation of nicotine-containing vaping products will conform to the Court of Appeal's judicial determination, the Dewan Rakyat heard.