Tuesday #sgroundup: McAfee study reveals 1 in 9 Singaporean teens have been cyberbullied

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McAfee study reveals 1 in 9 Singaporean teens have been cyberbullied

Bullying is fast becoming rampant, especially in the virtual world of technology where keyboard warriors thrive.
Bullying is fast becoming rampant, especially in the virtual world of technology where keyboard warriors thrive.

McAfee (Part of Intel Security) has announced that 1 in 3 Singaporean teens have had experience with cyberbullying. This group includes witnessing cyberbullying (61%), having been cyberbullied (28%) or were the cyber-bully themselves (29%). This means that 1 in 9 Singaporean teens have either been the bully or have been bullied themselves.

https://sg.finance.yahoo.com/news/mcafee-study-reveals-1-9-080021979.html

 

Japanese researchers develop 30-minute Ebola test

A woman walks past a slogan painted on a wall reading Ebola; in Monrovia, Liberia, on August 31, 2014
A woman walks past a slogan painted on a wall reading Ebola; in Monrovia, Liberia, on August 31, 2014

Japanese researchers said Tuesday they had developed a new method to detect the presence of the Ebola virus in 30 minutes, with technology that could allow doctors to quickly diagnose infection.

https://sg.news.yahoo.com/japanese-researchers-develop-30-minute-ebola-test-061658143.html

 

Anti-China group nabbed for planned Manila attacks

A Philippines police bomb disposal unit expert inspects an abondoned suitcase at the departure area of the terminal three of the airport in Manila, on September 1, 2014
A Philippines police bomb disposal unit expert inspects an abondoned suitcase at the departure area of the terminal three of the airport in Manila, on September 1, 2014

Philippine authorities said Tuesday that they arrested three men linked to a group that was planning to set off firebombs at Manila's international airport and a major mall in the city to protest the government's alleged "soft" stance in its territorial dispute with China. The military, however, downplayed the planned attacks, saying the men were just seeking attention.

https://sg.news.yahoo.com/anti-china-group-nabbed-attempted-firebombing-041404902.html

 

9 steps a Japanese man took to 16 surrogate babies

File photo shows a newborn baby taking the finger of his mother after delivery in a French hospital in September 2013.
File photo shows a newborn baby taking the finger of his mother after delivery in a French hospital in September 2013.


Police say Japanese businessman Mitsutoki Shigeta followed nine key steps on his path to fathering 16 surrogate babies in Thailand, born starting in June 2013. It's unclear whether he went through all of the steps for every baby; four are in Cambodia and the rest remain in Thailand.

https://sg.news.yahoo.com/9-steps-japanese-man-took-16-surrogate-babies-074532452.html

 

Dethroned Myanmar beauty queen blasts pageant boss


Former Miss Myanmar stripped of her beauty pageant title.
Former Miss Myanmar stripped of her beauty pageant title.

A dethroned beauty queen from Myanmar said Tuesday she won't return her bejeweled US$100,000 crown until pageant organizers apologise for calling her a liar and a thief.

May Myat Noe — the 2014 Miss Asia Pacific World winner — told a news conference that she had done nothing wrong to cause her to be dethroned.

https://sg.news.yahoo.com/dethroned-myanmar-beauty-queen-blasts-pageant-boss-060841667.html