Meta ordered to pay US$25b to New Mexico after jury finds company misled consumers about data privacy

Meta ordered to pay US$25 billion in New Mexico over claims it misled users about data privacy in the Cambridge Analytica case. Read more at straitstimes.com.

Prabowo vows Indonesia will not be ‘frightened’ by MSCI amid proposed market downgrade

JAKARTA – President Prabowo Subianto declared that Indonesia will not be intimidated by global index provider MSCI and lashed ...

App to help diners with visual impairment at hawker centres among ideas at inaugural challenge

Prototype app helps diners with visual impairment find empty tables at Singapore hawker centres Read more at straitstimes.com ...

Global diesel prices seen staying high despite Trump’s deal with Russia

Trump’s deal with Russia is unlikely to cut diesel prices much. Analysts said the promised volumes are too small to ease the ...

China, Djibouti say all countries should enjoy freedom of navigation in Red Sea

China and Djibouti call for freedom of navigation in the Red Sea and Bab el-Mandeb Strait amid rising security concerns. Read ...

Eight months of US-Iran war turns China petrochemical glut into a crunch

China petrochemical glut turns to crunch as US-Iran war disrupts oil flows and pushes up prices Read more at straitstimes.com ...

US media group Comcast planning significant jobs cuts as part of reorganisation

Comcast plans significant jobs cuts as it restructures cable, broadband and wireless businesses ahead of the NBCUniversal ...

Why is it difficult to identify companies linked to fires? How can S’pore’s haze law be strengthened?

Enforcement is limited by the cross-border nature of investigations and difficulties in collecting evidence. Read more at ...

Singapore court gives green light for bridal services firm Korea Artiz Studio to wind up

Singapore court gives green light for Korea Artiz Studio to be wound up after it ceased operations and missed hearings. Read ...

eBay to lay off 9% of workforce in push to simplify operations, internal memo shows

Bay to lay off 9% of workforce as it simplifies operations, internal memo shows Read more at straitstimes.com.

Hundreds of trucks stranded as Pakistan-Iran border trade suspended

The frontier had been shuttered to trade between Pakistan and Iran for five days. Read more at straitstimes.com.

Explainer: What is PHP and why did it take government websites offline?

PHP is a programming language that runs websites. It works behind the scenes. When a user loads a page, the server running PHP assembles the content and sends the finished page to the browser. It is ...