Eatigo fined S$62,400 for data breach leading to sale of 2.8 million users’ personal data
2023-03-13
The restaurant reservation platform lost track of the database when it migrated to its current online platform in 2018. Continue Reading
Feds try to stop bank crisis of their own making
2023-03-13
NEW YORK – US bank regulators Sunday announced a massive response to last week’s run on Silicon Valley Bank (SVB) and the risk of copycat runs against other regional banks. The Federal Reserve will provide one-year loans against banks’ security portfolios through a new Bank Term Funding Program, eliminating the risk that banks might be […]Continue Reading
The Elephant Whisperers: Indian documentary makes history at Oscars 2023
2023-03-13
The Elephant Whisperers won Best Documentary Short film – a first for an Indian production.Continue Reading
Collapse of Silicon Valley Bank rocks China’s tech start-ups, venture capital industry
2023-03-13
The SVB failure raised concerns among venture capitalists and start-ups in China, which viewed the bank as an opportunity to access US capital.Continue Reading
China’s President Xi spotlights national security in congress closing speech
2023-03-13
BEIJING: China’s President Xi Jinping on Monday (Mar 13) emphasised the need to strengthen national security, in his first address since being handed a historic third term as the country’s president. Xi became China’s most powerful leader in generations last week when he was re-elected for another five years at theContinue Reading
Mask-free Monday comes to Japan as government eases COVID-19 guidelines
2023-03-13
TOKYO: The smiles and screams at Tokyo Disneyland may be more obvious on Monday (Mar 13) as the amusement park and much of Japan relax face mask norms that have defined the three-year COVID-19 pandemic. Disney park operator Oriental Land, East Japan Railway and cinema operator Toho are among theContinue Reading
Japan further relaxes mask rules amid easing of COVID-19 guidelines
2023-03-13
TOKYO: The smiles and screams at Tokyo Disneyland may be more obvious on Monday (Mar 13) as the amusement park and much of Japan relax face mask norms that have defined the three-year COVID-19 pandemic. Disney park operator Oriental Land, East Japan Railway and cinema operator Toho are among theContinue Reading
Is India-China infrastructure race damaging Himalayas?
2023-03-13
Scientists say the pace with which infrastructure is being built threatens the Himalayan ecosystem.Continue Reading
Gulnara Karimova: How Uzbek president’s daughter built a £200m property empire
2023-03-13
Gulnara Karimova bought homes and a jet with funds obtained via bribery and corruption, a report says.Continue Reading
These housewives, retirees and grandmothers volunteer to give hospital rehab patients ‘makeovers’
2023-03-12
After a debilitating illness or traumatic accident, few give much thought to a patient’s physical appearance – but this group of women volunteers believe that basic haircuts, shaves and grooming can lift a patient’s mood and self-esteem, and many have dedicated decades of their lives to doing it.Continue Reading