SINGAPORE: Experts said Singapore’s cyber security laws are robust, especially after amendments to the Computer Misuse Act in 2013. Still, they caution that these laws are not foolproof as technology is constantly evolving. On Tuesday, James Raj Arokiasamy was charged with hacking Ang Mo Kio Town Council’s website. Experts said with technology becoming more sophisticated, which allows Internet criminals to better conceal their identities, closer global co-operation between authorities is necessary to combat crimes.
Putin visits South Korea
SEOUL: Russian President Vladimir Putin was in South Korea yesterday, pushing a pet project for a new trading route linking Asia and Europe by rail that requires prying open North Korea. The ambitious scheme envisages an “Iron Silk Road” uniting the rail networks of South and North Korea and connecting them to Europe via the Trans-Siberian Railway.
HK halts trip to Spratlys
HONG KONG: Activists were barred yesterday from leaving Hong Kong waters on what they called a “fishing” boat trip to disputed Spratlys Islands to assert China’s sovereignty. “The Marine Department and police forcefully towed the boat to a police facility,” a statement from the group said. The 13-strong group had planned to make the trip to the Spratly Islands, but did not rule out sailing to other Chinese-administered areas.
Thai strike call ignored
BANGKOK: Calls by Thailand’s opposition for a general strike yesterday against a controversial amnesty bill appeared to go unheeded after the senate rejected the legislation. The Democrat Party had proposed nationwide stoppage as part of its campaign against the bill, which critics say aimed at allowing divisive former premier Thaksin Shinawatra to return home from self-exile. Agencies
