Indonesia blocked the sales of iPhone 16 domestically a week ago also for not meeting local content rules. Indonesia said it has banned sales of smartphones made by Alphabet’s (GOOGL.O) Google due to rules requiring the use of locally manufactured components, days after blocking sales of tech giant Apple’s (AAPL.O) iPhone 16 for the same […]
Read MoreA Malaysian court has ordered former Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak to enter his own defence on charges of abuse of power and money laundering in the 1MDB scandal. Najib has been charged with four counts of abuse of power and 21 counts of money laundering for allegedly taking $526 million from One Malaysia Development […]
Read MoreMalaysia said in July it will require social media platforms and messaging services with more than eight million users to obtain a licence, as part of efforts to curb financial scams, cyberbullying and sexual crimes online. A Meta Platforms official on Wednesday criticised Malaysia’s plan to require social media platforms to apply for a regulatory […]
Read MoreThe UK, the European Union and Canada have imposed new sanctions on Myanmar’s military junta government. The ban was announced on Tuesday on the junta’s “military equipment, supplies and funding”. The UK, in coordination with Canada and the European Union, imposed the ban. The country said the new sanctions on companies that supply aircraft fuel […]
Read MoreFormer Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte has admitted to using death squads to suppress crime while he was mayor of one of the largest cities in the Southeast Asian country. He admitted before a government investigation that he used gangsters to carry out extrajudicial killings in the name of the so-called war on drugs. According to […]
Read MoreSome 1.2 million National Servicemen will receive $200 in LifeSG credits in November. The credits, which will be disbursed by Nov 30, aim to recognise the contributions of past and present NSmen to Singapore’s defence and security, said the Ministry of Defence and the Ministry of Home Affairs in a joint statement on Wednesday (Oct 30). […]
Read MoreThe Indonesian government has officially banned the iPhone 16 and all new Apple products. The government has taken this stance against Apple for not fulfilling its investment promises in the country, according to a report by the Economic Times. According to Indonesian law, 40 percent of a business entity’s total purchasing budget in that country […]
Read MoreThe death toll from Typhoon Trami, which hit the northeastern coast of the Philippines, has risen to more than 100. The country’s disaster management agency said Trami, the deadliest storm of the year, hit on Friday. More than half a million people have been displaced by the storm. Al Jazeera reported on Sunday (October 27). […]
Read MoreFormer Prime Minister Najib Razak has apologized to the nation over the billion-dollar financial scandal at Malaysia’s main development fund. Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim welcomed Najib’s apology. He welcomed it in a statement on Friday. Najib is currently in prison for diverting money from state funds. Accepting responsibility for his failures on October 24, Najib […]
Read MoreThe death toll from floods in the Philippines has risen to 76. The floods were caused by the influence of summer storm ‘Trami’. ‘Trami’ hit the northeastern coast of Luzon, the most populous island of the Philippines, on Thursday. The storm caused flooding and landslides. Although Trami was initially reported to have killed 26 people, […]
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