Singapore Land Frenzy Slows After Property Curbs
The bidding frenzy for Singapore land has slowed to a trickle, going by the results of the first auctions since property curbs were tightened. Just three bids were submitted for the Jalan Jurong Kechil site in the island’s northwest, compared to 24 received in April last year for the nearby Toh Tuck Road plot. Only…
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North Korean charged over cyber attack that hit NHS
A North Korean man has been identified as part of a group behind the WannaCry ransomware which caused havoc to the NHS. US authorities say Park Jin Hyok was part of the state-sponsored “Lazarus Group”, which was allegedly being responsible for hacks on Sony Pictures and the theft of $81m (£62m) from a bank. The…
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British Airways – 380,000 card payments ‘compromised’
Shares of British Airways’ parent company IAG fell around 4% as markets opened on Friday morning, hours after the airline said the credit card information of at least 380,000 customers had been “compromised” in a data theft. The airline said people using BA.com and its mobile app for flight bookings were targeted by hackers between…
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China’s ‘Silk Road’ project runs into debt jam
CHINA’S massive and expanding “Belt and Road” trade infrastructure project is running into speed bumps as some countries begin to grumble about being buried under Chinese debt. First announced in 2013 by President Xi Jinping, the initiative also known as the “new Silk Road” envisions the construction of railways, roads and ports across the globe,…
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Corporate Culture goes beyond that of the CEO
Stories of corporate culture gone off the rails have become a regular feature in the headlines. From rampant sexism and bullying, falsifying of critical safety records, to underhand tactics against competitors and outright fraud, breakdowns in standards of governance inevitably lead to demands for strong action to be taken. But while companies, governments and regulators…
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