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Singapore to double police cameras to more than 200,000

Reuters
Posted at Aug 04 03:25 PM

Singapore aims to have more than 200,000 police cameras by at least 2030, Minister for Home Affairs K Shanmugam said on Tuesday. Read more »

House approves hike in pension for indigent senior citizens

RG Cruz, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Aug 02 05:18 PM

The House of Representatives on Monday approved on third and final reading a measure increasing the pension of indigent senior citizens. Read more »

PH, US conclude joint army exercise in Nueva Ecija

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Aug 01 08:59 PM

The Philippine Army and the US Army on Saturday concluded the 3-week bilateral "Salaknib" Exercise at Fort Ramon Magsaysay in Nueva Ecija, the military said. Read more »

China pauses passport renewals to try to keep COVID-19 Delta variant out

Mimi Lau, South China Morning Post
Posted at Jul 31 09:25 AM

China has stopped issuing and renewing passports for non-urgent purposes to try to minimize travel amid the rapid spread of coronavirus variants.   Read more »

HK nat'l security law: 1st person to stand trial found guilty of terrorism, inciting secession

Brian Wong, South China Morning Post
Posted at Jul 27 09:05 PM

The defendant was accused of ramming his motorcycle into three police officers while carrying a flag calling for the city’s liberation during the July 1, 2020 rally in Wan Chai. Judges ruled that Leon Tong intended to ‘incite others to commit secession by separating [Hong Kong] from the [People’s Republic of China]’. Read more »

Legal assistance for cops, soldiers: Due process or preparing to face the music?

Mike Navallo, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jul 27 08:52 PM

Bayan Muna party-list Rep. Ferdinand Gaite said the move may be in anticipation of possible charges to be filed against erring cops and soldiers.   Read more »

3 HK universities make national security education compulsory for students

Chan Ho-him, South China Morning Post
Posted at Jul 27 06:59 PM

Students from at least three publicly funded Hong Kong universities will have to learn about national security as a compulsory requirement from the coming academic year.   Read more »

'More benefits, legal assistance': Duterte seeks more perks for uniformed services

Jauhn Etienne Villaruel, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jul 26 07:00 PM

President Rodrigo Duterte is once again pushing for better benefits for police and military personnel as he asked Congress during his final State of the Nation Address (SONA) Monday to pass laws augmenting their perks.  Read more »

1 month since Apple Daily shut, concern over H.K. free press lingers

Caroline Tam, Kyodo News
Posted at Jul 25 07:59 AM

Saturday marked one month since Hong Kong's pro-democracy newspaper Apple Daily ceased operations after 26 years in circulation, with lingering concerns about the future of press freedom in the territory. Read more »

Children's tales of sheep and wolves incite sedition, HK police say

Donny Kwok and Sara Cheng, Reuters
Posted at Jul 22 11:01 PM

HONG KONG - Hong Kong police arrested five people on Thursday on sedition charges, saying that children's books they had published featuring wolves and sheep as characters were aimed at inciting hatred towards the city's government amongst youngsters. Read more »

China-US relations: Beijing threatens to deal ‘head-on’ blow after latest sanctions vs HK

South China Morning Post
Posted at Jul 18 09:28 AM

China vowed to deal a “head-on blow” to the United States after it imposed more sanctions on mainland Chinese officials over Hong Kong and warned American companies of the hazards of doing business in the city.   Read more »

Britain's MI5 spy chief says: Beware of Russian and Chinese agents

Guy Faulconbridge, Reuters
Posted at Jul 14 04:35 PM

Britain's top domestic spymaster cautioned the population on Wednesday to treat the threat of spying from Russia and China as vigilantly as terrorism, warning that foreign spies were seeking to steal technology, sow discord and attack infrastructure. Read more »

No security threat in Metro Manila despite arrest of 2 Abu Sayyaf members: Eleazar

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jul 14 03:19 PM

There is no security threat in Metro Manila despite the recent arrest of 2 suspected members of the Abu Sayyaf Group in Taguig City, the head of the Philippine National Police said Wednesday. Read more »

Boy, 15, likely to be charged under Hong Kong’s national security law, police source says

Clifford Lo, South China Morning Post
Posted at Jul 13 08:49 PM

The teen could appear before West Kowloon Court as early as Wednesday, police source says. The schoolboy was among five people arrested on Monday during a series of raids over an alleged bomb plot. Read more »

5 arrested in fresh Hong Kong national security law raids

Clifford Lo and Victor Ting, South China Morning Post
Posted at Jul 12 01:56 PM

Four men and one woman were detained on Monday morning in Kowloon City, Wong Tai Sin, Sau Mau Ping, and Wan Chai. Operation comes a week after nine people were arrested on suspicion of plotting to attack targets in city. Read more »

Haiti requests U.S., U.N. forces after president's assassination

Luis Jaime Acosta and Andre Paultre, Reuters
Posted at Jul 10 08:44 AM

Haiti has requested U.S. and U.N. security forces to help it protect key infrastructure like the airport and ports after the assassination of President Jovenel Moise by foreign mercenaries, a government minister said on Friday.   Read more »

Lola, muntik na mabiktima ng 'budol-budol gang'

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jul 09 08:27 PM

Mabuti na lang at napansin ng guwardiya ng bangko ang nangyayari kaya napigilan ang pambubudol sa biktima.  Read more »

Up to 1,500 businesses affected by ransomware attack, US firm's CEO says

Raphael Satter, Reuters
Posted at Jul 06 08:41 AM

Between 800 and 1,500 businesses around the world have been affected by a ransomware attack centered on US information technology firm Kaseya, its chief executive said on Monday.   Read more »

Hackers demand $70-M to restore data in cyberattack - blog

Reuters
Posted at Jul 05 03:28 PM

The hackers suspected to be behind a mass ransomware attack that affected hundreds of companies worldwide late on Sunday demanded $70 million to restore the data, according to a posting on a dark web site. Read more »

US condoles with Filipinos over deadly C-130 crash in Sulu

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jul 05 02:57 PM

The C-130 Hercules transport aircraft, acquired from the US through the US Foreign Military Sales program, was carrying troops for deployment in Sulu. Read more »