Care and protect?: Apparent govt health app breach raises deeper data concerns
The government uses the effectively mandatory PeduliLindungi app for Cocid-19 contact tracing and vaccination verification.
Crime
Four firms named suspects in Indonesia’s acute kidney injury cases
As of November 15, Indonesia's health ministry recorded the total cases of acute kidney injury at 324.
Son of prominent cleric in Jombang cleared of rape but convicted of lesser charge
The police have been building their case since 2019, when they received the first report of alleged rape.
Itaewon probe questions ex-Yongsan police chief, fire chief
A point of contention also lies on whether Yongsan Police Station requested the deployment of a riot squad for crowd control in Itaewon over the Halloween weekend or not.
Olympic bribery probe uncovers accusations of bid-rigging
The suspected collusion allegedly occurred in bidding conducted in 2018 by the organising committee for contractors to do the planning of test events.
Surgery on wrong ear: Top surgeon loses registration
Despite his mistake, he misled the patient's guardians by providing incorrect information.
Can Thai police stop multi billion-baht World Cup gambling? Don’t bet on it
Gambling remains illegal in Thailand for all except the national lottery and horse racing, but that won’t stop the Thais from betting on the World Cup.
Three sentenced to life for flight MH17 downing
Russians Igor Girkin and Sergei Dubinsky and Ukrainian Leonid Kharchenko were found guilty of murdering all 298 people on board and of bringing down the Boeing 777 with a missile.
Marcos approves more long weekends, hopes for ‘holiday economics’
Hopes of reviving tourism through holiday economics are being buoyed by the easing of pandemic restrictions since the start of the year, particularly for foreign visitors.
Shraddha murder rocks India
While murdering his partner and chopping off her body into pieces, accused Aftab Poonawala, followed some of the ways shown in crime shows, inspired by the US show ‘Dexter’.