SG ex-director jailed after taking nude videos of men at places including locker rooms
A former director with the Singapore Housing Board (HDB) was on Friday sentenced to two weeks’ jail and a fine of S$31,600 after he unlawfully used his mobile phone to record nude videos of men at places including locker rooms. Read full storyContinue Reading
India to prepare a list of approved of digital lending apps
MUMBAI: The Indian government is stepping up scrutiny on digital lending apps in an attempt to weed out ones which conduct unethical lending and recovery practices, the government said in a notification on Friday (Sep 9). The central bank has been asked to prepare a list of legal digital lendingContinue Reading
US business groups say Vietnam data rules a ‘significant burden’
Vietnam’s new rules requiring foreign tech companies to store user data in the South-East Asian country impose a “significant burden” and may affect investments, US business groups said in a letter to Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh. Read full storyContinue Reading
Queen Elizabeth II: How the monarch charmed millions of Indians
Queen Elizabeth II visited India three times over three decades to a warm reception.Continue Reading
Iga Swiatek reaches first US Open final, will face fifth seed Ons Jabeur
World No. 1 Iga Swiatek will contest her first US Open final on Saturday after coming from behind to defeat Aryna Sabalenka 3-6 6-1 6-4.Continue Reading
How blind football is opening up new horizons for visually-impaired Ugandans
Many sounds reverberate around the Kampala field where a large crowd has gathered to watch a football match: the hubbub of a PA system as the players warm up, the muffled murmurs of hundreds of intertwined conversations, and — once the match has begun — the sound of the ball loudly crackling over the grass, allowing players to locate it.Continue Reading
Floods receding in Rangsit, Pathum Thani
PATHUM THANI: Water levels in flood-hit Rangsit began falling on Friday as large pumps helped drain the overflowing Rangsit Prayoonsak canal into the Chao Phraya River.Continue Reading
Man killed for chewing tobacco near India’s Golden Temple
AMRITSAR: Indian police said on Friday (Sep 9) they had arrested three members of a radical Sikh sect accused of hacking to death a young man for chewing tobacco near the Golden Temple, the faith’s holiest shrine. Harmanjeet Singh, 22, was killed after an altercation with three Nihangs – aContinue Reading
Quote of the day | Sept 9, 2022
The government expresses profound condolence over Queen Elizabeth II’s passing.Continue Reading
Five on Friday: 5 times we wish Apple would listen to us
In CNA’s regular look at what hit the headlines during the week, Five on Friday imagine what it will be like to give consumer feedback to Apple. Continue Reading