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Singapore to tighten cybersecurity law amid surge in state-linked hacking threats

SINGAPORE, July 29 -- Critical infrastructure operators in Singapore will soon be required to report suspected advanced persistent threat (APT) attacks under new measures introduced in an amended Cybe... Read More


Singapore cops probe 44 over SIM card fraud linked to scams, vice

SINGAPORE, July 29 -- Forty-four people are under investigation in Singapore for allegedly registering SIM cards in bulk for use in criminal activities, including scams and vice operations. According... Read More


Indian toddler bites three-foot cobra to death after snake coils around his arm

KUALA LUMPUR, July 29 -- A two-year-old boy in India has shocked his community after he bit a cobra to death when it coiled around his arm while he was playing outside, according to the Daily Mail. G... Read More


'You are Israeli, I'll kill you': Briton charged with threats, crew assault on Singapore Airlines flight from London

SINGAPORE, July 29 -- A 62-year-old British man has been charged with threatening passengers and shoving a crew member aboard a Singapore Airlines flight from London to Singapore. According to Channe... Read More


Doctors seek judicial review to quash Malaysia's drug price display mandate

KUALA LUMPUR, July 28 -- Seven medical groups and a Sabah-based general practitioner have filed for judicial review of a government order requiring private clinics to display retail medicine prices, a... Read More


BJAK 8.8 offers Malaysians unbeatable value for signing up with 'Ini Baru BJAK' deals

KUALA LUMPUR, July 28 -- Road tax and insurance renewals aren't usually headline material. But this August, they're at the heart of a nationwide buzz that's picking up speed fast. Thousands of Malays... Read More


RM2,000 fine: Authorities crack down on unlicensed KLCC photo touts

KUALA LUMPUR, July 28 -- Authorities fined nearly 30 photo touts in the vicinity of KLCC RM2,000 each last night for operating without valid permits. The operation was launched following complaints f... Read More


Tanjong Katong sinkhole: Singapore's national water agency orders review of similar sewer works across city-state

SINGAPORE, July 28 -- Singapore's national water agency PUB said yesterday it will call for a time-out to review the safety of ongoing sewer works similar to those near the sinkhole that opened up alo... Read More


Saved by a nylon rope: How construction workers rescued Singapore woman from Tanjong Katong sinkhole

SINGAPORE, July 28 -- A woman trapped in her car after it plunged into a sinkhole on Tanjong Katong Road South was pulled to safety by quick-thinking construction workers using a nylon rope. The inci... Read More


'Sinkholes don't form overnight': Singapore experts say warning signs often missed before Tanjong Katong collapse

SINGAPORE, July 28 -- The sinkhole that appeared along Tanjong Katong Road South on July 26 likely did not form overnight, experts have said, following the collapse of two lanes which swallowed a car.... Read More