Is the dollar dying? In the wake of the Russia-Ukraine war and the massive growth in money supply and the US Federal Reserve’s assets in recent years, there has been a slew of stories and speeches extolling the virtue of de-dollarization. The most recent came last week, when Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva called for the establishment […]Continue Reading
The initiative comes on the back of worrying Singapore Prison Service statistics that show four in 10 offenders returning to jail within five years of release.Continue Reading
SINGAPORE: Diners at hawker centres, coffee shops and food courts who fail to return used trays and crockery will face stronger enforcement actions from Jun 1, the National Environment Agency (NEA) said on Tuesday (Apr 18). Currently, enforcement officers from NEA and the Singapore Food Agency (SFA) will advise dinersContinue Reading
Ukrainian Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal’s and Finance Minister Sergii Marchenko’s participation at the IMF and World Bank Spring Meetings last week in Washington in effect returned the multilateral organizations to their Bretton Woods origins, the 1944 agreement signed at a New Hampshire resort to rebuild the world economy after World War II. The International Monetary […]Continue Reading
Soo Cheow Wee’s lawyer asked for a reduced jail term of 23 months, while the prosecution sought either corrective training, or a lengthier term of between 57 and 63 months.Continue Reading
China has once again tested its mid-course missile interception capability, increasing the survivability of its land-based nuclear arsenal against nuclear threats from the US and India. This month, the Associated Press reported that China’s Ministry of Defense (MoD) had announced it had carried out a successful mid-course missile interception test, showcasing its capability to bring down […]Continue Reading
Between 2020 and 2022, Singapore police investigated more than 19,000 money mules – but fewer than 250 cases were eventually prosecuted.Continue Reading
A hacking group exploited vulnerabilities in the company’s web servers and got access to 11 databases that contained personal data.Continue Reading
In a bid to free its jailed former party president, the United Malays National Organisation (UMNO) – Mr Anwar’s biggest partner in the unity government – has stepped up pressure on the Pardons Board in which the prime minister is a member.Continue Reading
OTHER THREATS, AND PREVENTIVE MEASURES CSA and the police also warned of rogue Wi-Fi access points – unauthorised and set up without the knowledge or consent of a network administrator or owner. In what is dubbed an “evil twin” attack, the rogue Wi-Fi access point will masquerade as a legitimateContinue Reading