Headline inflation in September fell sharply to its lowest rate in more than four years, driven by a slower rise in costs for food, transport, housing, and utilities like water and electricity, the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) reports on Fr...
elyu casino 2 Philippine fintech firms get fresh funds from IFC
(L-R ) IFC Senior Investment Officer Aileen Zarate, IFC Country Manager for the Philippines Jean-Marc Arbogast, DTI Undersecretary Blesila Lantayona, First Circle CEO Patrick Lynch, First Circle Vice President Benedict Carandang. Photo from IFC The...
hawkplay Two men linked to Singapore-based Chinese cybercrime ring first to plead guilty
SINGAPORE: Two Malaysian businessmen admitted on Tuesday (Oct 15) to a conspiracy to buy the personal data of more than 9,000 people from a Chinese national, who claimed he had the personal information of over a million Thai nationals. These are the...
swerteplay Special polling arrangements for nursing home voters discontinued after ELD pilot review
SINGAPORE: Special polling arrangements for voters in nursing homes will be discontinued following a review of the pilot programswerteplay, the Elections Department (ELD) said on Tuesday (Oct 15). The polling arrangements were piloted at 31 nursing...
manaloplay Singapore passes law to ban deepfakes of candidates during elections
SINGAPORE: Singapore's parliament passed a law on Tuesday (Oct 15) that would ban deepfakes and other digitally manipulated content of candidates during elections. WHAT THE BILL IS ABOUT The Elections (Integrity of Online Advertising) (Amendment) Bi...