China drops the gauntlet on NSA’s serial cyberattacks

China’s top cybersecurity authority has accused the US National Security Agency (NSA) of stealing information from a top Chinese university through a trojan virus, an allegation that threatens to escalate already high and rising bilateral tensions. China’s National Computer Virus Emergency Response Center (CVERC) claimed in a recent report that NSA’s Office of Tailored Access […]

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Nestle to stop sourcing from Indonesian palm oil producer AAL

LONDON: Food giant Nestle plans to stop sourcing through subsidiaries of Astra Agro Lestari (AAL), a major Indonesian palm oil producer accused by environmental groups of land and human legal rights abuses. The move provides multinationals face increased reputational and lawful pressure from customers and governments to clean up theirContinue Reading

Malaysia PM orders misconduct probe into former attorney-general

KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysian Prime Minister Ismail Sabri Yaakob on Friday (Sep 30) ordered a probe into possible misconduct by a former top prosecutor who had brought corruption cases against several senior members of his ruling United Malays National Organisation (UMNO) party. Tommy Thomas, who served as attorney-general between 2018 andContinue Reading

Daily round-up, Sep 30: COVID-19 cases rise in Singapore; property shares fall after cooling measures; South Korea lifts restrictions for inbound travellers

Let’s get you up to speed with the day’s stories. Singapore has recorded a 35 per cent to 40 per cent week-on-week increase in COVID-19 daily cases, translating to 900 to 1,000 more infections every day, said the Ministry of Health (MOH) on Friday (Sep 30). There has been noContinue Reading