This ‘CSI: Miami’ actress was threatened by a stalker for 12 years. The FBI caught him after he left his DNA on a fast-food straw
2022-09-09
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European giants buck US decoupling from China
2022-09-09
Blaring headlines such as “US bans ‘advanced tech’ firms from building facilities in China for a decade” and “China’s zero-Covid policies are crippling its economic outlook” distract from more mundane but arguably more important corporate news coming out of China. Those new developments include the start of production at BASF’s new industrial complex in Zhanjiang […]
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Parliament to discuss new work pass, cannabis and spate of fires in HDB flats
2022-09-09
SINGAPORE: A newly announced work pass that targets top talent and high-earners is among some of the issues to be discussed at the next Parliament sitting on Monday (Sep 12). More than 10 parliamentary questions on the new Overseas Networks & Expertise Pass were filed and Manpower Minister Tan SeeContinue Reading
India to prepare a list of approved of digital lending apps
2022-09-09
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’
2022-09-09
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
Singapore leaders send condolences after death of Queen Elizabeth II
2022-09-09
Letter from Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong to King Charles III 9 September 2022 Your Majesty, I was deeply saddened to learn of the passing of your mother, Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II. Her Majesty The Queen was the very heart and soul of the United Kingdom. Her reign sawContinue Reading
The dark side of Facebook, Google, TikTok ‘dark ads’
2022-09-09
Once upon a time, most advertisements were public. If we wanted to see what advertisers were doing, we could easily find it – on TV, in newspapers and magazines, and on billboards around the city. This meant governments, civil society and citizens could keep advertisers in check, especially when they advertised products that might be […]
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WCIT 2022 Techfest 2022: Come, see, experience the future
2022-09-09
More than 4, 1000 delegate tickets have been bookedSet to be largest experiential technology festival post pandemic The World Congress upon Innovation and Technology 2022 (WCIT 2022) that is scheduled to happen in Penang in a few days from Sept 13 to Sept fifteen is on the run in order to…Continue Reading
Contractor barred from hiring foreign workers for 3 months after ‘serious workplace accident’: MOM
2022-09-08
Le Fong was ordered to stop all work at height activities across its worksites, and has been debarred from employing new foreign employees for three months. It is the first company so far to be subject to stricter measures under a six-month “heightened safety” period from Sep 1 till Feb 28, 2023.Continue Reading
India and Japan plan more military drills to strengthen ties
2022-09-08
India and Japan will deepen cooperation on defence, with India inviting investment by Japanese companies and plans for joint military exercises involving their air forces, the two sides said on Thursday (Sep 8). Indian Defence Minister Rajnath Singh held talks in Tokyo with his Japanese counterpart, Yasukazu Hamada, ahead ofContinue Reading