Asean economic hopes high after mixed 2015
The muddy docks in Yangon. Myanmar is tipped to see the fastest growth in Asean this year. Photo: the author
Southeast Asia greets the new year...
Singapore holds hacker ‘bug bounty’
HackerOne, a security platform run by "white hat” or ethical hackers, says it will work with the Government Technology Agency of Singapore (GovTech) and...
Singapore on cyber alert
The cyber-attack spreading from Russia and Ukraine to Europe and the US is "more dangerous and intrusive" than WannaCry, the ransomware that debilitated FedEx...
Philippines accused of crushing free speech
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Indonesia restricts social media to end riots
Indonesia has restricted access to Facebook and WhatsApp after rioting broke out in Jakarta in the wake of the presidential election results.
Blocking social media...
S’pore sees robo-taxi launch
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Singapore has launched a...
No Pokémon, no job
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Singapore: no plans to go nuclear
Aceh in Sumatra after the 2004 tsunami. Indonesia’s plans for nuclear power in such a seismic hotspot will focus Singaporean minds. Source: Wikimedia
Singapore has...
Musk defends cave hero ‘pedo’ tweets
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Musk labels cave hero ‘child rapist’
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