Australian PM Anthony Albanese says no to US-style TikTok ban
“We will take advice but we have no plans to do that,” Prime Minister Anthony Albanese told a radio interviewer when asked if Australia would follow suit.
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Singapore sentences woman to 12 years’ jail for cheating boss into giving her US$2.78 million
A woman who cheated her boss at a real estate firm into giving her S$3.7 million (US$2.78 million) over almost a decade, including his life savings, was sentenced to 12 years’ jail on Wednesday.
US, China wrestling for Thailand’s cyber soul
BANGKOK – Washington has expanded into Bangkok’s satellite and cybersecurity, with the US training Thailand’s military in “Space Situational Awareness” for the first time during the recently completed Cobra Gold wargames.
Singapore bumps up 2024 GDP forecast on manufacturing growth; lowers headline inflation outlook
Singapore's economy in 2024 is forecast to grow faster than estimated earlier, while the outlook for inflation has been revised lower, the Monetary Authority of Singapore's survey showed Wednesday.
VinFast spies room for a newcomer as EVs upend car sector
SINGAPORE -- As electric vehicles shake up a staid auto industry, Vietnamese newcomer VinFast sees an opening to grab customers before lines are drawn in the market.
Australia-Asean summit exposed more than desire for economic deals
The gathering was both wide-ranging and forward-looking. Both sides committed to long-term strategic partnership on a whole host of issues, including infrastructure connectivity, green energy transition, humanitarian assistance, disaster relief capacity-building and people-to-people ties.
One and done: why more Singapore couples are saying ‘no thanks’ to big families
Singaporean Amber Quah, 26, and her partner plan to build a family together after getting married, and they have decided they want to have only one child.
Singapore’s QR code immigration clearance for car travellers to start March 19
Once the feature is rolled out, they will not need to present their physical passports to Immigration and Checkpoints Authority (ICA) officers at car counters, ICA said on Tuesday.