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Google refutes IDA’s accusation

Last week, PMO and Istana websites were "compromised". In the early hours of Friday (8 Nov), IDA issued a statement saying that a subpage for search on the PMO website was reported to be compromised: A vulnerability in that subpage was exploited to display pages from other sources. This vulnerability is known as cross-site scripting....

ST avoids mentioning IMF’s concerns over SG surplus

In its front page news article today (15 Nov), Straits Times published news of IMF review on the Singapore's financial health ('IMF: S'pore financial sector is resilient'). Over the past couple of days (13-14 Nov), IMF released reports on its review of Singapore's financial health. ST proudly reported, "The IMF has stress-tested...

Court lifts death sentence for Yong Vui Kong

Yong Vui Kong The High Court has today (14 Nov) lifted the death sentence previously imposed on 24-year old Yong Vui Kong, and replaced it with a sentence of life in prison and 15 strokes of the cane. This re-sentencing is the culmination of 4 years of legal challenges and public activism urging the Singapore government to spare...