Philippines: ‘Preventing Similar Cases Requires Dismantling the Mechanisms That Treat Dissent as Crime’
28 Februari 2026 Asupan Warta / Newsfeed 0 CommentBy CIVICUSFeb 27 2026 (IPS) CIVICUS discusses the criminalisation of dissent in the Philippines with Kyle A Domequil, spokesperson of the Free Tacloban 5 Network, a campaign supporting journalist Frenchie Mae Cumpio, human rights defender Marielle Domequil and their co-accused and advocating for their release. Kyle A Domequil On […]
Read MoreLuxembourg’s CSSF Circular 26/906 on Central Administration, Internal Governance and Risk Management for Payment and E-Money Institutions
27 Februari 2026 Asupan Warta / Newsfeed 0 CommentOn 20 January 2026, Luxembourg’s financial regulator, the Commission de Surveillance du Secteur Financier (CSSF), published Circular CSSF 26/906 (Circular), a sweeping update to the regulatory framework governing central administration, internal governance and risk management for payment institutions, electronic money (e-money) institutions and account-information service providers. The new rules, effective […]
Read MoreK&L Gates Advises Blackbird Ventures on Eucalyptus Sale to Hims & Hers Health, Inc.
Asupan Warta / Newsfeed 0 CommentGlobal law firm K&L Gates has advised Blackbird Ventures, the largest shareholder of Australian digital health company Eucalyptus, in connection with the announced agreement for Hims & Hers Health, Inc. (NYSE: HIMS) to acquire Eucalyptus in a strategic transaction valued at up to US$1.15 billion. The acquisition is expected to […]
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Why Ugandan Male Sexual Violence Survivors Suffer In Silence
26 Februari 2026 Asupan Warta / Newsfeed 0 CommentDr Busingye Kabumba is a law professor at Makerere University. He said there is a misconception about sexual violence against men. Credit: Wambi Michael/IPS By Wambi MichaelKAMPALA, Feb 26 2026 (IPS) When people ordinarily think about sexual violence, it’s of the rape of women by men. In Uganda, as in […]
Read MoreWhite House Releases Plan to “Restore America’s Maritime Dominance”
Asupan Warta / Newsfeed 0 CommentThe White House has released1 America’s Maritime Action Plan (MAP), proposing a bold whole of government blueprint to revitalize US commercial shipbuilding, expand the US-flag fleet, and strengthen the maritime industrial base.2 Directed by President Donald Trump in Executive Order 14269, “Restoring America’s Maritime Dominance,”3 the MAP represents the most sweeping […]
Read MoreK&L Gates Advises Blackbird Ventures on Eucalyptus Sale to Hims & Hers Health, Inc.
Asupan Warta / Newsfeed 0 CommentGlobal law firm K&L Gates has advised Blackbird Ventures, the largest shareholder of Australian digital health company Eucalyptus, in connection with the announced agreement for Hims & Hers Health, Inc. (NYSE: HIMS) to acquire Eucalyptus in a strategic transaction valued at up to US$1.15 billion. The acquisition is expected to […]
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Why Tenure Reform Is Key to Curbing Land Degradation
25 Februari 2026 Asupan Warta / Newsfeed 0 CommentWomen farmers clearing farmland in Northern Bangladesh. Credit: Naimul Haq/IPS By Máximo ToreroROME, Feb 25 2026 (IPS) Farmland has long been one of the most important sources of security across generations. Writing about China nearly a century ago, Pearl S. Buck noted in The Good Earth, “If you will hold […]
Read MoreMisconduct in Public Office: In the Spotlight
Asupan Warta / Newsfeed 0 CommentWhy Is This Offence Back in the Spotlight? The recent police investigations into high-profile individuals, including Peter Mandelson and Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor, have centred around the offence of misconduct in public office. In this article we discuss the offence, its interplay with other offences and disciplinary processes, as well as the […]
Read MoreK&L Gates Advises Blackbird Ventures in Gilmour Space Technologies’ Series E Funding
Asupan Warta / Newsfeed 0 CommentGlobal law firm K&L Gates has acted for co-lead investor Blackbird Ventures in Gilmour Space Technologies’ (Gilmour) landmark Series E capital raise. Gilmour, a Queensland-based firm, is building an end-to-end sovereign space capability spanning the design, manufacture, test, and launch of low-cost rockets and other space technology in Australia. The […]
Read MoreIran: A Regime with Nothing Left but Force
Asupan Warta / Newsfeed 0 CommentCredit: Georgios Kostomitsopoulos/NurPhoto via Getty Images By Inés M. PousadelaMONTEVIDEO, Uruguay, Feb 24 2026 (IPS) The Islamic Republic of Iran has put down another uprising, with a ferocity that makes previous crackdowns seem restrained. The theocratic regime has survived, but it has done so by substituting violence for the economic […]
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