Tulip Siddiq faces £10,000 fine for failing to secure energy certificate for rental property in UK
Tulip Siddiq faces £10,000 fine for failing to secure energy certificate for rental property in UK

United Kingdoms (UK) Treasury Minister Tulip Siddiq could be facing a 10,000 fine after failing to secure an Energy Performance Certificate (EPC) for her rental property, The Mail on Sunday has learned, reports Daily Mail. This latest issue comes after Siddiq, niece of ousted prime minister of...

Dutch DPA fines Netflix 4.75 million euros for data transparency failure
Dutch DPA fines Netflix 4.75 million euros for data transparency failure

The Dutch Data Protection Authority (DPA) fined U.S. streaming service Netflix 4.75 million euros (about 4.98 million U.S. dollars) on Wednesday for not giving customers enough information about how their personal data was used between 2018 and 2020. According to a press release from the DPA,...

Malaysian minister to be fined for smoking at eatery
Malaysian minister to be fined for smoking at eatery

Malaysias foreign minister Mohamad Hasan will be issued a fine for puffing a cigarette in a non-smoking area, the countrys health minister said Wednesday. Health Minister Dzulkefly Ahmad earlier this week reposted a photo of foreign minister Mohamad Hasan smoking at a street-side eatery in the...

Armed clashes close key oil refinery as fires erupt in Lybia
Armed clashes close key oil refinery as fires erupt in Lybia

Armed groups from two factionsclashed around a key oil refinery in westernLibyaon Sunday, causing fires to break out in several storage units and forcing a suspension of operations at the facility. Libyas National Oil Corporation (NOC) declared a state of force majeure amid the incident, which...

Turkey fines Google $75 million for violating competition law
Turkey fines Google $75 million for violating competition law

Turkeys competition authority has fined Alphabet Incs Google 2.61 billion lira ($75 million), for taking advantage of its dominant position in ad server services market, the regulator said in a statement on Friday,reports Reuters. The antitrust body said Google has favored its own supply-side...

Australia introduces 'Landmark' bill to ban social media for children under 16
Australia introduces 'Landmark' bill to ban social media for children under 16

On Thursday, Australias centre-left government presented a new bill in parliament aimed at prohibiting social media use for children under the age of 16. The proposed legislation also includes provisions for hefty fines of up to A$49.5 million ($32 million) for social media platforms found to be in...

119 cases filed, vehicles fined Tk270, 800
119 cases filed, vehicles fined Tk270, 800

A total of 119 cases were filed against vehicles on the capitals 300 Feet Road for various violations. Additionally, fines totaling Tk270, 800 were collected. Law enforcement agencies filed the cases and collected the fines in a joint operation on the capitals 300 Feet Road. This information...