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Tax authorities in Singapore may soon be able to peek into bank accounts.(24 Aug) - Trust industry associations have expressed "serious" concerns over the move to allow tax authorities to obtain bank and trust information from Singapore financial institutions without having to seek a court order. Business Times (BT) understands... 

Centre of the storm: Edward Snowden, who leaked details of a data interception program codenamed Tempora. Photo: Reuters (29 Aug) - The nation's electronic espionage agency, the Australian Signals Directorate, is in a partnership with British, American and Singaporean intelligence agencies to tap undersea fibre optic telecommunications... 

Gopinathan Nair Remadevi Bijukumar, 37, who brutally stabbed to death Roselyn Reyes Pascua. (29 Aug) - A 37-year-old Indian death row convict escaped the noose after he was re-sentenced to life imprisonment by the high court following changes to the laws governing sentences for certain categories of murder. Bijukumar Remadevi...