Asad Rauf: Former international umpire dies aged 66
Former international umpire Asad Rauf dies aged 66 after a cardiac arrest in Pakistan.Continue Reading
Indonesia antitrust agency launches probe of Google app payments
JAKARTA (Reuters) – Indonesia’s anti-trust agency (KPPU) said on Thursday it is investigating potential unfair business practices by Google over the use of proprietary payment services for its software distribution platform Google Play Store. Read full storyContinue Reading
Despite China’s media influence in Southeast Asia, public remains sceptical: US-based think-tank
The Chinese government says that the report by Freedom House is “not fact-based” and “driven by ulterior motives”.Continue Reading
Malaysian victim of job scam cremated in Thailand
BANGKOK: It was the hardest goodbye that Goi Chee Kong and his wife had to make as their son Goi Zhen Feng, who was believed to be a victim of a job fraud syndicate and died on May 11 in Thailand, was cremated Thursday (Sept 15). Read full storyContinue Reading
Sri Lanka’s economy contracts 8.4% in Q2
COLOMBO: Sri Lanka’s economy contracted 8.4 per cent in the April to June quarter compared with the same period a year ago, data from the government statistics department showed on Thursday (Sep 15), as the country struggles with its worst financial crisis in more than seven decades. A severe dollarContinue Reading
World of football has lost a great friend: FIFA chief pays tribute to late FAS president Lim Kia Tong
SINGAPORE: FIFA chief Gianni Infantino on Thursday (Sep 15) paid tribute to the late Football Association of Singapore president (FAS) Lim Kia Tong, saying that both the sport’s governing body and the world of football have lost “a great friend”. FIFA said Mr Lim, who died aged 70, was aContinue Reading
China-Taiwan tensions all about diverging identities
The latest White Paper on Taiwan published by China’s Taiwan Affairs Office of the State Council in August 2022 exposes the intractable issue at the heart of mainland China’s troubled relationship with Taiwan — the diverging identities of people across the Strait. Beijing views Taiwan as a renegade province, a political hangover framed within the context of […]
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Flood-hit parts of Bangkok to be declared disaster zones
Parts of flood-hit Lat Krabang district in Bangkok will be designated disaster areas to allow quick provision of emergency relief, City Hall announced on Thursday.Continue Reading
EU proposes rules targeting cybersecurity risks of smart devices
BRUSSELS (Reuters) -From laptops to fridges to mobile apps, smart devices connected to the internet will have to be assessed for their cybersecurity risks under draft European Union rules announced on Thursday, amid concerns about a spate of cyber attacks. Read full storyContinue Reading
EU proposes rules targeting smart devices with cybersecurity risks
BRUSSELS (Reuters) – From laptops to fridges to mobile apps, smart devices connected to the internet will have to assess their cybersecurity risks and fix them under draft European Union rules announced on Thursday, amid concerns about a spate of cyber attacks. Read full storyContinue Reading