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April 27, 2026 23 visible stories Cyber & Technology

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Cybersecurity, telecoms, chips, AI, and digital infrastructure.

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April 27, 2026

350 stored stories in archive

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Updated Apr 27, 12:08 UTC

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Cyber & Technology

Cybersecurity, telecoms, chips, AI, and digital infrastructure.

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Islamabad court grants journalist Fakharur Rehman post-arrest bail in Peca case
Dawn • 1m ago

Islamabad court grants journalist Fakharur Rehman post-arrest bail in Peca case

ISLAMABAD: A judicial magistrate on Monday granted post-arrest bail to senior journalist Fakharur Rehman, who was arrested over the weekend by the National Cyber Crime Investigation Agency (NCCIA) in a case registered un...

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Pakistan Pakistan
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The Straits Times Asia

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The Straits Times Asia • 1m ago

Russia summons German envoy over lawmaker's meeting with Chechen exile

MOSCOW, April 27 - Russia's foreign ministry said on Monday it had summoned the German ambassador over a meeting in Kyiv between a German lawmaker and a Chechen separatist who Moscow says leads a \"terrorist\" organisati...

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Southeast Asia
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The Straits Times Asia

Cyber & Technology

The Straits Times Asia • 1m ago

Shipping traffic through Hormuz remains muted with no US-Iran deal in sight, data shows

LONDON, April 27 - At least seven ships - mainly dry bulk vessels - have crossed the Strait of Hormuz in the past 24 hours, in line with muted activity in recent days, shipping data showed on Monday, while talks between...

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Authorities investigating cybersecurity incident at firm involved in MRT and NEWater projects
Channel NewsAsia • 1m ago

Authorities investigating cybersecurity incident at firm involved in MRT and NEWater projects

Construction of the Jurong Region Line has not been affected, said LTA, while PUB said no sensitive data from Changi NEWater Factory 3 was compromised after the incident involving Shanghai Tunnel Engineering Co (Singapor...

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Southeast Asia Singapore
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The Straits Times Asia

Cyber & Technology

The Straits Times Asia • 1m ago

China blocks Meta’s $2.5b acquisition of Singapore-based AI start-up Manus

Beijing has tightened scrutiny of key AI firms in the wake of the deal, which has been largely completed.

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Man gets jail for molesting friend's sister when she was aged 7 to 9 years
Channel NewsAsia • 1m ago

Man gets jail for molesting friend's sister when she was aged 7 to 9 years

The girl kept the molestation to herself for more than a decade until she grew up and her boyfriend asked her why she would panic or ask him to stop during acts of physical intimacy.

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Southeast Asia Singapore
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30 sources

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BBC World

Public broadcaster

Live
Global 3 items

Live

Lean Left -1

BBC Asia

Regional desk

Live
Asia 3 items

Live

Lean Left -1

Al Jazeera English

International broadcaster

Live
Global 3 items

Live

Lean Left -2

The Guardian World

Newspaper

Live
Global 3 items

Live

Left -3

The New York Times World

Newspaper

Live
Global 3 items

Live

Left -3

NPR World

Public radio

Live
US 3 items

Live

Lean Left -2

CNN World

Cable network

Live
Global 3 items

Live

Lean Left -2

Fox News World

Cable network

Live
US 3 items

Live

Right +3

New York Post World

Tabloid

Live
US 3 items

Live

Right +4

The Diplomat

Asia-Pacific magazine

Live
Asia-Pacific 3 items

Live

Lean Left -1

SCMP Asia

Metropolitan daily

Live
Asia 3 items

Live

Lean Right +1

The Japan Times

National daily

Live
Japan 3 items

Live

Center 0

The Straits Times Asia

Regional newspaper

Live
Southeast Asia 3 items

Live

Center 0

Channel NewsAsia

Regional broadcaster

Live
Southeast Asia 3 items

Live

Center 0

Dawn

National daily

Live
Pakistan 3 items

Live

Center 0

The Hindu International

National daily

Live
India 3 items

Live

Lean Left -1

Times of India World

National daily

Live
India 3 items

Live

Lean Right +1

NDTV World

Broadcaster

Live
India 3 items

Live

Lean Left -1

Rappler

Digital newsroom

Live
Philippines 3 items

Live

Lean Left -1

China Daily World

State-backed daily

Live
China 3 items

Live

Lean Right +2

Radio Free Asia

Public-interest broadcaster

Live
Asia 3 items

Live

Lean Right +1

France 24 Asia-Pacific

Public broadcaster

Live
Asia-Pacific 3 items

Live

Center 0

Nikkei Asia

Business daily

Live
Asia 0 items

No parsable items

Lean Right +1

The Korea Herald

National daily

Live
Korea 0 items

No parsable items

Center 0

Taiwan News

Digital daily

Live
Taiwan 0 items

No parsable items

Center 0

Deutsche Welle Asia

Public broadcaster

Live
Asia 0 items

No parsable items

Lean Left -1

Reuters World

Wire service

Retrying
Global 0 items

Connection failed

Center 0

Reuters Business

Wire service

Retrying
Global 0 items

Connection failed

Center 0

The Jakarta Post

National daily

Retrying
Indonesia 0 items

HTTP 404

Center 0

Euronews World

Broadcast network

Retrying
Global 0 items

HTTP 404

Center 0