5 S’pore News That You Should Know About That Were Reported Yesterday (14 December 2019)

Let’s face it: in this social media world, exciting and viral news like a cat feeding a baby bear would often appear in your Facebook news feed, while important news like the GDP growth of Singapore this year wouldn’t get the same reach.

It’s understandable since social media platforms would prioritise engaging and viral contents to keep users in their platform.

In order to ensure that you’d still know about important news instead just social news, below are the top five Singapore news that was reported yesterday which you should know, simplified for you in a bite-sized format:

Love, Bonito Personal Data Breach

On 13 December, Love, Bonito customers received an email stating that their personal data has been breached after the retailer found a malicious code on their e-commerce website. They have since taken the necessary actions to get rid of the code and are working with the police to ensure no one’s data has been leaked.

Some customers’ credit card details were exposed and Love, Bonito urged their customers to check their credit card transactions over the past few days and make sure to apply for two-factor authentication if they have not already done so.

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SCDF Conducting More Fire Safety Checks

As the year draws to an end, there will be more upcoming festivals and thus more footfall in popular areas like shopping centres. As such, the Singapore Civil Defence Force (SCDF) is conducting more fire safety checks to ensure that everyone will be safe in the event of an emergency.

So far, they’ve already found two shopping malls and nine public entertainment outlets with obstructions along the fire exit door, and they once again emphasise that they take fire safety very seriously. Offenders will have tough enforcement actions taken against them.

For more info, tap here.

Public Sector To Have New Data Security Rules By End-2020

Previously, there were criticisms that private sector companies were subjected to stricter measures in terms of data security. Hence, after much revision, it has been decided that the public sector will have a new set of data security rules to follow.

This also comes after a series of data breaches that affected many patients and students when their sensitive information was leaked.

One example would be that all public sectors are bound by law to decide whether to inform affected parties about the data breach. If they are unsure of whether to do so because the data may contain national security concerns, they are to contact the Government Data office, which will provide them with instructions on data management.

For more info, tap here.

Ministry of Foreign Affairs Warns Singaporeans Of Travelling To North-East India

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) recently published a travel notice to warn all Singaporeans of travelling to north-east India because of the violent protests that are ongoing.

The protests are due to the approval of legislation that many in the region believe will grant citizenship to the large amount of immigrants from Bangladeshi.

MFA advises Singaporeans to exercise the necessary precautions and to keep up to date with the news.

For more info, tap here.

Singapore Working With Other Countries On Solutions For World Trade Organisation Impasse

Singapore is currently working with other countries to develop interim solutions that “preserve or replicate” the functions of the now-halted appeals court of the World Trade Organisation (WTO).

This comes after the highest dispute-resolution body lost its function after losing the minimum number of judges required to hear appeals. This is because of a blocking strategy by the United States since they’re currently in a protracted trade war with China.

Despite ceasing to function, the current impasse “does not mean the end of the WTO and its dispute settlement system”.

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