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Australia orders SingTel’s Optus to pay cost of replacing millions of hacked ID documents

AUSTRALIAN telecoms giant Optus must pay the cost of replacing the passports and drivers’ licences of millions of customers whose personal information was stolen in one of the country’s biggest data breaches, the government said on Thursday (Sep 29).

Singapore moves up a spot in Global Innovation Index 2022

SINGAPORE has moved up to seventh in the latest World Intellectual Property Organisation’s Global Innovation index (GII), leading the South-east Asian region.

URA, MOH launch Parry Avenue site for private assisted living development

THE Urban Redevelopment Authority (URA), together with Singapore’s Ministry of Health (MOH), on Thursday (Sep 29) put a site at Parry Avenue up for sale via tender. This will be for a pilot private assisted living development with senior-friendly features.

BlackRock, Indonesia join US$300m funding for South-east Asian travel startup

TRAVELOKA has secured US$300 million in new financing from investors including BlackRock, as South-east Asia’s biggest online travel startup counts on a post-Covid rebound to expand in the region.

Taiwan to end Covid quarantine for arrivals, welcome back tourists

TAIWAN will end its mandatory Covid-19 quarantine for arrivals from Oct 13 and welcome tourists back, the government said on Thursday (Sep 29), completing a major step on its plan to re-open to the outside world.

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Singapore stocks track regional declines; STI down 0.04%

SINGAPORE shares declined with other regional markets on Thursday (Sep 29), with the Straits Times Index (STI) shedding 0.04 per cent or 1.23 points to close at 3,115.08.