AFP Tech Facebook agrees to pay US$725 million to settle privacy suit SAN FRANCISCO, NEW YORK — Facebook parent Meta has agreed to pay… user23 December 2022
AFP Politics Thailand Thai PM declares candidacy in next year’s general election BANGKOK, THAILAND — Thai Prime Minister Prayut Chan-O-Cha is to seek another… user23 December 2022
AFP Myanmar Myanmar arrests more than 110 Rohingya for travelling ‘without official documents’ BOGALE, MYANMAR — Myanmar authorities have arrested more than 110 Rohingya, including… user23 December 2022
AFP China Tech China’s ByteDance admits using TikTok data to track journalists BEIJING, CHINA — Employees of Chinese tech giant ByteDance improperly accessed data… user23 December 2022
AFP China Health Hospitals overflow in China’s COVID wave by Laurie Chen CHONGQING, CHINA — “Deceased, deceased,” a staffer in full… user23 December 2022
Consumer Watch Singapore NTUC Fairprice sets purchase limit on all Panadol and Nurofen products SINGAPORE — The supermarket chain under National Trades Union Congress (NTUC) has… user23 December 2022
AFP China Health China authorities take over medical supplies production as COVID surges by Sebastien Ricci with Luna Lin and Holmes Chan in Hong Kong… user23 December 2022
AFP FIFA probe celebrity chef Salt Bae’s ‘undue access’ at World Cup final FIFA are investigating how celebrity chef Salt Bae gained “undue access” to… user23 December 2022
AFP Crime International FTX boss Bankman-Fried freed on bail over fraud charges NEW YORK, UNITED STATES — FTX co-founder Sam Bankman-Fried was released on… user23 December 2022
Civil Society Myanmar SAC-M welcomes UN Security Council Resolution on Myanmar but calls it weak YANGON, MYANMAR — The United Nations (UN) Security Council has finally spoken… user22 December 2022
