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Oct 2, 2026
Singapore’s biggest crackdown so far on fake online reviews has exposed how businesses exploit the appeal of five-star ratings to game the system, with experts warning generative AI will make fake reviews more rampant and consumers need to be more discerning of what they read online. The Competition and Consumer Commission of Singapore (CCS) has taken action against 45 companies – including a funeral parlour, law firm and an aesthetics clinic – after finding they bought reviews from a provider...
Kelvin, Cheryl concerned over circumstances surrounding share transfers.
Seven-year-old Pham Duc Hieu, who developed end-stage cirrhosis after being diagnosed with biliary atresia as an infant, has received a liver transplant from a brain-dead donor with partial financial support from the Sun of Hope program.
Classrooms, kitchens, toilets and libraries have been put into use for the new school year in provinces across Vietnam, supporting students in mountainous and border areas.
Reggie Manlapig, 46, has been driving jeepneys for nearly 25 years and has weathered rising fuel prices – but with costs spiking amid the global energy crunch, he is now wrestling bigger demons. “The impact has been huge. Before, in a 16-hour shift of driving, I could take home 400 to 500 pesos [US$6.30 to US$8] – now there’s a big cut to that income,” said Manlapig, who plies a two-hour daily round route from Malolos in Bulacan, north of Manila, to San Fernando, Pampanga. “Doing the full route...
Oct 1, 2026
One Harapan lawmaker says they're still awaiting MB's response over their appeal.
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China's top funder of basic research is backing 44 scientists under 35 for 15 years with no short-term performance reviews, judging them on just one thing: whether they are in the lab.
Torrential rain with violent thunder and lightning pounded central Ho Chi Minh City on Thursday evening, causing prolonged gridlock on several roads near Tan Son Nhat International Airport.
A torrential downpour flooded streets and brought traffic to a standstill from downtown Ho Chi Minh City through its expat hub to roads leading to Tan Son Nhat Airport.
Social media posts claiming to show foreigners stealing metal from railway tracks in Japan, viewed about 4.3 million times, used footage lifted from an unrelated Arabic-language video posted overseas, a Tokyo cybersecurity firm has found.
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