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Call for closer Asean-Australia cybersecurity ties

PM Lee identifies development of smart cities as another area for strategic cooperation

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Published Sun, Mar 18, 2018 · 09:50 PM

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    ASEAN and Australia should work closer together on cybersecurity issues, which range from Internet crimes to fake news, Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong said on Sunday.

    In a speech to other Asean leaders and Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull during a plenary session at the Asean-Australia Special Summit, he noted that cybercrime is a trans-boundary problem that is difficult to police.

    Lee Hsien LoongCybersecurity

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