Thursday #sgroundup: Singapore gets new army chief on 21 March
Here are today’s top trending stories in case you missed them.
Singapore to get new army chief on 21 March
Singapore will have a new army chief starting 21 March of this year as part of the Singapore Army’s “continuing process of leadership renewal”.
Brigadier-General Perry Lim Cheng Yeow, 41, who currently holds the position Chief of Staff-General Staff, will be taking over Major-General Ravinder Singh, 49, the Ministry of Defence said in a press statement on Thursday.
http://sg.news.yahoo.com/singapore-to-get-new-army-chief-on-21-march-102701707.html
Massive hacking spree in Singapore, possibly over 180 websites defaced
Dozens of Singapore websites, possibly more than 180, have been defaced by hackers in two separate occasions this week.
The latest batch of defacements, which occurred at 11am yesterday, affected over 80 websites, reported SingCERT, a cyber security organization started by government agency IDA. Some of those sites belong to the Reform Party (RP), an opposition political party in Singapore.
http://sg.news.yahoo.com/massive-website-defacing-spree-singapore-173100369.html
COMMENT: A mid-term Budget -- all eyes on Singapore's government
Friday's Budget will come in the middle of a tumultuous political climate.
More than ever, there has been a growing call for the government to do more for its sandwiched citizens. More job opportunities for older PMETs, more healthcare support for the middle-class, more taxes on the rich to level out the playing field.
The increased pressure also comes at a time when new independent media websites are providing differing perspectives from the mainstream media's frontpage news, setting the scene for clashing viewpoints on the media front.
More on blogger Shah Salimat’s perspective:
Singapore, Dhaka are best and worst Asian cities
Singapore on Wednesday topped an international survey of the best cities in Asia for expatriates while the Bangladeshi capital Dhaka was named the worst.
Japan took all the other spots in the Asian top five, with Tokyo in second place followed by Kobe, Yokohama and Osaka, according to the annual ranking by the Mercer consulting group.
Worldwide, Vienna, Zurich and Auckland were named as the best places to live, followed by Munich and Vancouver. Paris was ranked 27th.
http://sg.news.yahoo.com/singapore-dhaka-best-worst-asian-cities-184507510.html
Facebook to buy WhatsApp for S$24 billion in deal shocker
Facebook Inc will buy fast-growing mobile-messaging startup WhatsApp for S$24 billion in cash and stock in a landmark deal that places the world's largest social network closer to the heart of mobile communications and may bring younger users into the fold.
The WhatsApp deal is worth more than Facebook raised in its own IPO and underscores the social network's determination to win the market for messaging.
Founded by a Ukrainian immigrant who dropped out of college, Jan Koum, and a Stanford alumnus, Brian Acton, WhatsApp is a Silicon Valley startup fairy tale, rocketing to 450 million users in five years and adding another million daily.
http://sg.finance.yahoo.com/news/facebook-buy-whatsapp-19-billion-020728543.html
HD: Thursday #sgroundup: Singapore gets new army chief on 21 March
Here are today’s top trending stories in case you missed them.
Singapore to get new army chief on 21 March
Singapore will have a new army chief starting 21 March of this year as part of the Singapore Army’s “continuing process of leadership renewal”.
Brigadier-General Perry Lim Cheng Yeow, 41, who currently holds the position Chief of Staff-General Staff, will be taking over Major-General Ravinder Singh, 49, the Ministry of Defence said in a press statement on Thursday.
http://sg.news.yahoo.com/singapore-to-get-new-army-chief-on-21-march-102701707.html
Massive hacking spree in Singapore, possibly over 180 websites defaced
Dozens of Singapore websites, possibly more than 180, have been defaced by hackers in two separate occasions this week.
The latest batch of defacements, which occurred at 11am yesterday, affected over 80 websites, reported SingCERT, a cyber security organization started by government agency IDA. Some of those sites belong to the Reform Party (RP), an opposition political party in Singapore.
http://sg.news.yahoo.com/massive-website-defacing-spree-singapore-173100369.html
COMMENT: A mid-term Budget -- all eyes on Singapore's government
Friday's Budget will come in the middle of a tumultuous political climate.
More than ever, there has been a growing call for the government to do more for its sandwiched citizens. More job opportunities for older PMETs, more healthcare support for the middle-class, more taxes on the rich to level out the playing field.
The increased pressure also comes at a time when new independent media websites are providing differing perspectives from the mainstream media's frontpage news, setting the scene for clashing viewpoints on the media front.
More on blogger Shah Salimat’s perspective:
Singapore, Dhaka are best and worst Asian cities
Singapore on Wednesday topped an international survey of the best cities in Asia for expatriates while the Bangladeshi capital Dhaka was named the worst.
Japan took all the other spots in the Asian top five, with Tokyo in second place followed by Kobe, Yokohama and Osaka, according to the annual ranking by the Mercer consulting group.
Worldwide, Vienna, Zurich and Auckland were named as the best places to live, followed by Munich and Vancouver. Paris was ranked 27th.
http://sg.news.yahoo.com/singapore-dhaka-best-worst-asian-cities-184507510.html
Facebook to buy WhatsApp for S$24 billion in deal shocker
Facebook Inc will buy fast-growing mobile-messaging startup WhatsApp for $19 billion (11 billion pounds) in cash and stock in a landmark deal that places the world's largest social network closer to the heart of mobile communications and may bring younger users into the fold.
The WhatsApp deal is worth more than Facebook raised in its own IPO and underscores the social network's determination to win the market for messaging.
Founded by a Ukrainian immigrant who dropped out of college, Jan Koum, and a Stanford alumnus, Brian Acton, WhatsApp is a Silicon Valley startup fairy tale, rocketing to 450 million users in five years and adding another million daily.
http://sg.finance.yahoo.com/news/facebook-buy-whatsapp-19-billion-020728543.html
