South Korea to criminalise watching or possessing sexually explicit deepfakes
This follows an outcry in South Korea over Telegram group chats where sexually explicit and illegal deepfakes are created and widely shared.
The Straits Times
Vivian says need to constrain veto powers of UN Security Council Big 5
Among the Security Council’s 15 member states, five are permanent members with veto powers: the US, Britain, France, China and Russia.
Water in tunnels, human error: Other major train service disruptions in S’pore’s history
A faulty train returning to Ulu Pandan Depot caused extensive damage to tracks and trackside equipment on Sept 25, disrupting train services on a stretch of the East-West Line in…
21 Singapore companies on inaugural list of Asean’s 30 top tech start-ups
The list, compiled by Granite Asia, is a collaboration involving government and private organisations, including Temasek-backed venture-capital firm 65 Equity Partners, the…
Around 17,000 youth in Singapore are not in school, work or training
This represents 4.1 per cent of youth in the country, a higher proportion than the 3.7 per cent in 2013.
Exercise Wallaby accident: All 12 injured SAF servicemen received medical care, rejoined unit
Training has resumed, with emphasis on the need to maintain safety distance, especially when driving in poor visibility, the Singapore Army said in a Facebook post on Sept 25.
Hong Kong court to sentence two former editors found guilty of sedition in landmark case
Chung Pui-kuen and Patrick Lam of the now-defunct Stand News media outlet were convicted last month - the first time journalists have been found guilty of sedition since the…
Coldplay to test Hong Kong’s dream to be Asia’s next concert hub
While the news has been welcomed in Hong Kong, it has also sparked concerns among locals about whether the financial hub can execute the concerts without a hitch.
China’s PLA conducts first public test launch of intercontinental ballistic missile
China “informed the countries concerned in advance”, according to a separate Xinhua report, which did not clarify the path of the missile or where exactly in the “high seas…
12 Singapore Armed Forces servicemen injured in Australia after accident during Exercise Wallaby
Singapore’s Defence Ministry said in a statement late on Sept 24 that a Hunter armoured fighting vehicle rear-ended another at about 7.40pm (local time) while moving back to…