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Singapore cyber breach shows signs of state-sponsored hacking

An inquiry has found that hackers resembling state-sponsored actors were responsible for the biggest cyber attack in Singapore’s history, which targeted the healthcare details of Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong and accessed the data of a quarter of the population. A report published on Thursday described the hackers involved in last year’s attack as “skilled and sophisticated,” with characteristics matching… Read more »

Singapore, Malaysia maritime dispute: 2 Malaysia vessels still in Singapore waters

SINGAPORE: As many as five Malaysian government vessels have been seen in Singapore territorial waters, in the wake of a positive meeting between Singapore and Malaysia’s foreign affairs ministers. In response to media queries, the Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore (MPA) confirmed that there were five Malaysian government vessels in Singapore waters off Tuas at 6pm on Wednesday. As at 6pm… Read more »

Zika Outbreak in Singapore Alarms Region

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The number of Zika cases in the country surged to 275 in just ten days from the start of the outbreak on August 27. Science and Development Network | September 13, 2016 | Health AsianScientist (Sep. 13, 2016) – Neena Bhandari – Seventeen new cases of locally transmitted Zika virus infection in Singapore were confirmed on September 6 by the… Read more »