Need for ‘Interpol of the Internet’ in an era of deep fakes and misinformation, says DBS’ Piyush Gupta
In an exclusive interview with CNA’s Asia First, Mr Gupta spoke about the challenges of tackling cybersecurity and privacy, and establishing trust in the digital world.Continue Reading
Blackpink Singapore concert tickets to go on sale from Nov 21
Here’s how you can score tickets for Blackpink’s concert in Singapore on May 13, 2023 at the National Stadium as part of their Born Pink world tour.Continue Reading
Drug stores sold large amounts of cough syrup for drug cocktail
Police have raided a network of drug stores and arrested 20 employees for selling illegal amounts of cough syrup to adolescents for making a drug cocktail known as 4×100.Continue Reading
Five on Friday: 5 unusual things you can recycle
In our last installment of Five on Friday (at least for now), CNA looks at five things you probably didn’t know could be recycled. Continue Reading
Malaysia former youth minister Syed Saddiq ordered to enter defence in graft trial
The MUDA supreme council is expected to meet soon to decide whether Syed Saddiq should stand in GE15.Continue Reading
Forgotten Uyghur detainees face ‘hell on earth’
Almost a decade after fleeing China, more than 50 Uyghurs are still languishing in Thai detention facilities, living in constant fear of being sent back.Continue Reading
Health check for Japan’s ailing economy, sickly yen
TOKYO – Shigeyuki Goto isn’t getting much of a honeymoon as Japan’s newly minted economic revitalization minister. Tokyo rolled out its latest stimulus package the same week he’s moving into his new office.
Goto’s first task is implementing the 29.1 trillion yen (US$199 billion) stimulus plan Prime Minister Fumio Kishida announced on Friday (October 28). It’s aimed at boosting growth and easing the impact of rising prices on consumers and companies as Kishida’s year-old government loses more and more support. It also increases incentives for companies to boost wages.
“I will do my best to deliver various measures in this comprehensive economic package to the people so that they can feel that we are supporting their lives,” Kishida told reporters Friday. Then – in what may be an inauspicious sign – hours after his press briefing, he tested positive for Covid-19.
Winter’s here, to be colder than last year
Winter officially starts on Saturday, will last until late February and be slightly colder than last year, according to the Meteorological Department.Continue Reading
Myanmar’s junta warns ASEAN against peace plan ‘pressure’
YANGON: Myanmar’s junta has warned a regional bloc working to defuse its political crisis that setting a timeframe for a peace plan could lead to “negative implications”. Myanmar has been in chaos since a coup in February last year, with more than 2,300 killed in the military’s brutal crackdown onContinue Reading
Forgotten Uyghurs locked up in Thailand face ‘hell on earth’
DIPLOMATIC BALANCE “What’s a life, in this kind of prison cell for almost 10 years?” asked Thai senator Zakee Phithakkumpol, one of the leaders of the Islamic Central Council, which represents the kingdom’s eight million Muslims. Support for the detainees has stepped up in recent months, with eight Thai humanContinue Reading