British regulators have arrested and questioned four former and current employees of an Airbus unit that operates in Saudi Arabia, as part of a probe into corruption in the country, the Financial Times reported on Tuesday, citing sources.

Indonesia is drafting a new mining export tax that would more than halve the base rate to be paid by miners. But doubts remain whether it would be accepted by major copper miners and end a five-month-old dispute that has halted concentrate exports.

A Thai court accepted a lawsuit against state-owned Electricity Generating Authority of Thailand (EGAT) and four other state bodies on Tuesday for agreeing to buy electricity from a $3.5 billion hydropower dam being built in neighbouring Laos.

Egypt has decided to ease restrictions imposed on the stock exchange after a 2011 popular uprising, reflecting increased confidence in the country's political outlook since the inauguration of President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi two weeks ago.

India's Adani Enterprises Ltd faces a new delay on a planned coal mine in Australia, amid worries that a port expansion to accommodate the project could hurt the World Heritage-listed Great Barrier Reef.

Indonesia plans to reverse a rule that would have forced all tin solder exports to trade on a local exchange from January next year, a trade ministry official said, aiming to promote shipments by the world's biggest exporter of the material.

Thailand's telecommunications regulator said on Tuesday it has suspended temporarily an auction of fourth-generation (4G) mobile licences as requested by the army council now ruling the country.

Vietnam plans to approve the privatisation of MobiFone, the country's second-biggest mobile telecom operator, by the end of the year after the firm is hived off from state-owned Vietnam Posts and Telecommunications Group (VNPT), the government said.

Philippine lenders can have greater real estate exposure as long as they have enough capital buffers to stem risks identified in an industry stress test, the central bank said, as it issued new rules aimed at reducing risks arising from a growing property market.

Kuwait's Capital Markets Authority (CMA) has rejected an appeal by Bahrain-based Gulf Finance House (GFH) against the regulator's decision to monitor its Kuwait-listed shares, the investment firm said on Monday.