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An influencer has responded to allegations by a small business owner who accused her of "reaping freebies with her fake likes/followers". The she said-she said saga started with a Facebook post by co-founder of Frozendozen Venie Lin. In her post, she said that Instagram influencer An Affair With Food (AAWF) had approached her for a collaboration. At a glance, she deemed AAWF to be "legit" thanks to its 22.3k followers. Venie agreed and said AAWF asked for three months and $300 worth of deliverables. However, because AAWF declined to sign a contract, Venie sent over one month and $100 of products. Venie then realised that something was "fishy" because of posts on AAWF that had only garnered around 50 likes. Considering the account's considerable following, Venie went on social media statistics and analytics site Social Blade. She noted that despite the large following, the account's engagement rate was a low 0.95 per cent. She also noticed a recent spike in followers which she believed was bought with bots. In screenshots of her correspondence with AAWF, Venie asked if the other party was willing to host a giveaway. Initially, AAWF said it charged $300 for giveaways due to their 'high reach'. Venie said that she had worked with another collaborator with 10k followers before without having to give any payout so to be fair to her other partners, she said she would prefer to work together without the giveaway. AAWF then said they would do the giveaway free of charge. Venie then sent AAWF an email requesting for a refund of $93.05 after deciding not to work with them anymore. In her email, she mentioned it would have been considerate of AAWF to have put the frozen food wrongly sent to them back in the cooler bag. She also pointed out that they initially collaborated despite her management not approving of the collaboration because AAWF would not sign an exclusive agreement with them. She also shared her findings from Social Blade in the email. She asked for a refund for and said she did not want to blow up the matter further. However, she replied a response from AAWF that they wanted to take legal action against her and 'refused' to give the refund. In her email, Xue Wei of AAWF said that it took Venie's statement of not wanting to blow up the matter and to implicate their collaborations with other companies to be of "threatening intent". She also said the statement is enough to show "coercion and intimidation to refund the amount or else risk implicating us and our other collaborations". Venie shared that after the email exchange, the likes on AAWF's posts were "pumped up". Venie wrote that considering her personal and professional workloads and the fact that a lawyer's letter would cost $150 and a writ of summons would cost $3,000, she has decided not to 'waste time' on the matter. She also shared messages she received from other businesses that had unpleasant experiences with AAWF. Venie wrote in her post: "This is a difficult time for everyone and all local businesses are working hard, especially the essential services company fighting on the front line to provide for the community. "We do not appreciate a profile that uses the name of COVID-19 to mislead merchants for massive freebies." AAWF addressed the accusations in a series of Instagram Stories saved on their page's highlights. Xue Wei explained the reason she did not sign the three-month contract with Frozendozen was because they only sign off on paid engagements. She said Venie agreed and they proceeded accordingly. Eventually, they agreed on a one-time collaboration with deliverables, one giveaway post and Instagram Stories updates. She said on June 3, they received an unexpected delivery from Frozendozen and had accidentally opened up the products to check. Venie admitted it was a mistake on their part and requested for her to put the items back in the cooler bag for a driver to pick up. She shared the same screenshot of the email Venie had posted with her own take that Venie was trying to "coerce" them into giving them a refund. She also included her email reply where she explained she had opened the food products and why she had packed them the way she did. She added that Frozendozen's deliveryman had taken their personal tote bag too. She also defended her decision not to sign an exclusive agreement in response to Venie's quote: "I collaborated with you even though my management did not approve of this collaboration because you would not sign an exclusive agreement with us". She said that if Venie was concerned about the statistics like the engagement rate of AAWF, she should have brought it up to her management instead of proceeding with the collaboration. She said that they have been "doing this for six years to grow our reach" and that any increase in growth and engagement can be attributed from "various sources" including articles on their website and hosting giveaways. She added she is happy to share their statistics on their website with anyone who is keen to know. At the end of the email exchange, she said that they would like to fulfil their part of an Instagram post to "do good on our word". She also defended accusations from businesses who said they are "demanding" and "ask for many things". She said: "We would like to make it a point that in all our collaborations, we have asked if they have any budget constraints -- if they do, we are happy to do it FOC or even throw [in] more posts for the good of it all."

A deliverywoman got into a heated dispute with a security guard at a condominum after he allegedly threw her customer's food on the grass. Facebook user Chloe Ho posted a video of the incident that occurred at The Linear condominium along Upper Bukit Timah Road on Thursday (June 4), at around 7pm. In her post, the 19-year-old woman said that she was making a food delivery to the condominium but was barred from entering the premises by a security guard. She wrote in her post: "I stepped aside to call the customer to pick up their food. Next thing I know, the food is on the grass outside. "I proceeded to pick it up and put on the table again. [The security guard] threatened to throw on the grass again so I left it on the floor as shown in the video." In the video, Ho can be heard saying that the security guard had thrown the customer's food on the grass. She tells the security guard, "Don't block" and "I want see your face" while recording the video. The security guard, who has also started filming Ho with his phone, is then heard saying, "Don't touch me ah" and "What the f*** are you doing?" According to Ho, the condominium had recently implemented new rules that required all delivery personnel to dismount from their bicycles and personal mobility devices first before registering their entry. Ho, who was delivering three boxes of dessert, told Wanbao that she complied. However, the security guard started scolding her for no apparent reason, she said, thus leading to the events captured on camera. Ho also said that this was her second time clashing with the same security guard, though she is unable to recall what caused the first dispute a few days ago. Not understanding why the security guard was so rude this time, she decided to take a video and post it online. According to Wanbao, the security guard called the police following the altercation and officers arrived at the scene. When reporters visited The Linear, the security guard involved in the incident declined to share further details as the matter is currently under investigation.

With many working from home, firms have been laying off workers over videoconferencing, making a painful process seem more callous After working at a multi-national corporation for more than 20 years, a man was terminated over e-mail in April. A subsequent meeting over videoconferencing platform Zoom lasted less than 15 minutes as he could not reach an agreement with his employer. The company said it would courier his belongings to him as he would not be allowed into the building. With the pandemic wreaking havoc on jobs, more people around the world are being fired or retrenched through electronic means which has led to unhappiness between the parties. The man's lawyer, Ms Muntaz Zainuddin, a partner at IRB Law, told The New Paper her client was upset with how he had been terminated despite working there for so long. Ms Muntaz said: "He felt the company did not value or respect him, and he immediately assumed the retrenchment package was unfair. It was how impersonal it had conducted the exercise that led him to have suspicions about whether his package was fair." His situation is not unique. The Daily Mail reported last month that Uber had laid off more than 3,000 workers in a three-minute Zoom call. And The Business Times reported in April that fashion start-up Zilingo had also laid off employees via Zoom. Experts said companies have been taking retrenchment exercises online as many are still working from home, and employment lawyers said they have received more inquiries about retrenchment packages. Maybank economists believe that retrenchments could reach 150,000 to 200,000, which means the unemployment rate could go beyond 5 per cent. Mr Ian Lim, a partner at TSMP Law Corporation, said remote retrenchments may be inevitable at this point. He said: "While far from ideal as it risks making a painful process more cold and unfeeling, such remote retrenchments may be unavoidable for now, with the majority of employees still working from home and with managers unable to meet them face-to-face." Ms Muntaz said while uncommon, the firm has also seen inquiries from employers asking how best to conduct retrenchment exercises online, with concerns about privacy and how to handle confrontations remotely. She added that the parties involved should be mindful that whatever is discussed over video may be recorded. This makes it even more important that they act in a professional manner. Mr Alvin Goh, executive director at the Singapore Human Resources Institute, said compared with e-mail, phone call, and mail, videoconferencing tools may be the best available option as it allows for face-to-face communication. However, he cautioned that retrenchment exercises should never be done on a mass scale, as it may impact the company's reputation for future talent acquisition and staff morale. FOLLOW-UPS Assistant secretary-general of the National Trades Union Congress Patrick Tay, who is also MP for West Coast GRC, suggested that companies should have follow-ups before and after the layoff. Mr Tay, who heads the Government Parliamentary Committee for Manpower, told TNP: "It is best to have one-to-one communication so it does not leave the affected employees with a bitter aftertaste after the severance . "Workers who are still with the company are also looking at how the exercise is carried out and watching the employer's actions and decisions closely."

SINGAPORE — A 39-year-old man who breached COVID-19 circuit breaker regulations by leaving his home to steal female undergarments was on Monday (8 June) jailed for 23 weeks. Lee Chee Kin, a part-time actor who appeared on MediaCorp’s Vasantham channel, had earlier pleaded guilty to a total of 10 charges – involving theft, criminal trespass, dishonest misappropriation of property and breach of COVID-19 regulations. Another 14 similar charges were considered in sentencing. In meting out the jail term, District Judge Teo Guan Kee described Lee’s lawyer Roche Eng Keng Loon’s characterisation of his client’s lingerie thefts as a “peculiar hobby” as being inappropriate and trivialising. Trespassed into homes repeatedly Lee began stealing bras and panties from 2018. When he felt an urge to steal, he would leave home in search of female undergarments, the court heard. He would identify his choice of lingerie based on their appearance, then climb over the back gates of homes and to filch them off clotheslines. Lee trespassed into homes at least 30 times and made off with at least one pair of bra straps, 34 bras and 42 panties. Over four occasions between November and March last year, Lee stole 10 bras and eight panties worth a total of $159 from the backyard of a home. Across another four occasions between February and March last year, he stole 12 bras and 12 panties worth a total of $1,000 from another victim’s backyard. Lee also unlawfully entered the backyard of another victim’s on two occasions between June and July last year, making off with a pair of bra straps and a bra worth $60 in all. After Lee was apprehended by the police in July last year, officers found a total of 106 bras and 41 panties that he unlawfully possessed in his home. Violated COVID-19 regulations Despite the circuit breaker measures being in place from 7 April to 1 June, and while on court bail for his earlier offences, Lee left home in order to look for more bras and panties to steal at about midnight on 15 April. At about 2.15am, he once more trespassed into the same property he had unlawfully entered on four occasions between November and March last year. The court was not told if Lee managed to make off with any more lingerie. A charge of failing to wear a face mask was taken into consideration for Lee’s sentencing as part of his plea bargain. Separately, on 23 May last year, Lee came across a debit card left behind at a ticketing machine at Ang Mo Kio MRT station. He made 11 payWave transactions using the card, charging about $90 to its owner, before throwing it away. Deputy Public Prosecutor Kwang Jia Min asked for a total of six months’ jail for Lee. In mitigation, Lee’s lawyer Eng pleaded for three to five months in prison for his client, whose fiancee was in court. Lee has not been able to get hold of regular jobs, and acted in a few minor roles on Vasantham, the lawyer said. The judge backdated Lee’s 23 week jail term to the date of his remand on 18 April. For criminal trespass, Lee could have bene jailed for up to three months and also fined up to $500. The maximum punishment for theft is up to three years’ jail along with a fine. For breaching COVID-19 regulations, the maximum penalty is up to six months’ jail and a fine of up to $10,000. https://sg.news.yahoo.com/parttime-actor-who-stole-womens-underwear-during-circuit-breaker-jailed-072233444.html

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Quote i can pledge my kkj that the asian economies can recover in 3 yrs' time but not this rd. I can pledge my kkj that it will recover in 150yr

NATO member of not spending enough on defence and always kpkb about usa. it time for EU to take care of themself

Germany on Sunday voiced concern at reports that President Donald Trump plans to cut the number of US troops stationed in Germany, amid fears it could weaken a key pillar of NATO defence in the region. German Foreign Minister Heiko Maas said both countries stood to gain from close cooperation even if the transatlantic relationship had become "complicated" under Trump. Other senior politicians in Berlin were more blunt, slamming the plan as the latest blow to US-German ties and a potential security risk. "Should it come to the withdrawal of part of the US troops, we take note of this," Maas told the Bild am Sonntag daily. "We appreciate the cooperation with the US armed forces that has grown over decades. It is in the interest of both of our countries." Peter Beyer, Chancellor Angela Merkel's coordinator for transatlantic relations, warned that "the German-US relationship could be severely affected" by Trump's decision. The Wall Street Journal and other media reported on Friday that Trump had ordered the Pentagon to slash the number of US military personnel by 9,500 from the current 34,500 permanently assigned in Germany. Such a move would significantly reduce the US commitment to European defence under the NATO umbrella, and appeared to catch Berlin off guard. - 'Wake-up call' - But Maas admitted ties with the Trump administration had become strained. "We are close partners in the transatlantic alliance. But it's complicated," Maas told Bild, in a nod to rows ranging from the Iranian nuclear deal to NATO contributions and Berlin's support for a Russian gas pipeline. There was no immediate confirmation from US officials about the alleged plan to slash US troop numbers in Germany and cap them at 25,000 in future. But Trump's lukewarm support of longstanding cooperation agreements with European allies has long caused alarm on the continent. The US leader been particularly scathing towards Germany in recent years, accusing the fellow NATO member of not spending enough on defence. Germany hosts more US troops than any other country in Europe, a legacy of the Allied occupation after World War II. Johann Wadephul, a senior member in Chancellor Angela Merkel's conservative CDU party, said the troop reduction plan should showed that the Trump administration was "neglecting an elementary leadership task: involving alliance partners in the decision-making process". It also served as another "wake-up call" for Europeans to take more responsibility for their own defence, he said in a statement on Saturday. Only China and Russia stood to gain from "discord" between NATO allies, Wadephul added. - 'Colossal mistake' - Rolf Muetzenich, leader of the parliamentary group of the centre-left SPD, Merkel's junior coalition partner, told the Funke newspaper group that the US plan could lead to "a lasting realignment of security policy in Europe". Former US Army Europe commander Ben Hodges, who was stationed in the German city of Wiesbaden before he retired, said a US drawdown would be "a colossal mistake" and "a gift" for Russian President Vladimir Putin. "US troops are not in Europe to protect Germans," he tweeted. "They are forward-based, as part of NATO, to protect all members, including USA." Although the American military presence has strongly declined since the end of the Cold War nearly three decades ago, Germany remains a crucial hub for US armed forces. As well as serving as a deterrence to a resurgent Russia, US troops use their German bases to coordinate military operations in Europe, Africa and the Middle East. The headquarters for US forces in Europe and Africa are both based in Stuttgart, while the US air base in Ramstein plays a major role in transporting soldiers and equipment to Iraq and Afghanistan. The US military hospital in Landstuhl, near Ramstein, is the largest of its kind outside the United States. Polish Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki said Saturday that he hoped some of the troops moved out of Germany could be reassigned to Poland.

Quote "if the cops weren’t there i genuinely don’t know what would have happened." i thought they hate the cops, and love anarchy, now suddenly thanks the police. so hypocrite

Hao Haidong, a retired Chinese soccer star, has openly demanded the downfall of China's ruling Communist Party. (CNN)A retired Chinese soccer star has openly called for the downfall of China's ruling Communist Party, in what he says was the "biggest and most correct decision" of his life. Hao Haidong, 50, was a household name among millions of soccer fans in China in the 1990s and 2000s, and briefly played for English club Sheffield United, but in recent years had been relatively low profile. On Thursday, however, he made a surprise appearance in two videos on the YouTube channel of Guo Wengui, an exiled Chinese tycoon and fierce critic of the Chinese government. In the first video, Hao read out in Chinese a manifesto of the "Federal State of New China," a government proposed by Guo as an alternative to the Chinese Communist regime. "The Communist Party's totalitarian rule in China has caused horrific atrocities against humanity," he said, denouncing the party as a "terrorist organization" that has "trampled over democracy, violated the rule of law and dishonored lawful agreements." He also accused Beijing of violating its promise to Hong Kong to keep the "one country, two systems" principle unchanged for 50 years, and "brutally cracking down on Hong Kongers defending democracy and freedoms." It is extremely rare, if not unprecedented, for a successful Chinese sports star to unleash such a blistering public denunciation of the Communist Party and openly call for its downfall. Dissidents who publicly criticize the party or demand democratic reforms often face lengthy prison sentences. Hao has been outspoken on social and sports issues, but had not directly challenged the Communist Party until Thursday. On Friday, China's Foreign Ministry spokesperson Geng Shuang said: "For such absurd remarks I am not interested in commenting at all." YouTube is banned in China, but news of Hao's extraordinary public comments were fast spreading on Chinese social media by Thursday afternoon, catching many by surprise. His account on Weibo, China's version of Twitter, appears to have since been deleted. Sensitive anniversary It was unclear from the videos where Hao was speaking from, but they were released on a politically sensitive date on the Chinese calendar. June 4 was the 31st anniversary of China's bloody military crackdown on pro-democracy protesters around Tiananmen Square in Beijing in 1989. Hao's second video featured a 53-minute interview with him and his wife Ye Zhaoying, a former badminton champion. "The most fundamental reason that I spoke out today against the (Chinese Communist) system is that I think the Chinese people and China's future should no longer be trampled upon by it," he said in the interview. "I think the Chinese Communist Party should be kicked out of humanity. The ghost of Communism should no longer be allowed to drift in this world. This is what I've concluded after 50 years of living." When asked if he was worried about retaliations for speaking out, Hao said he and his wife were prepared for the attacks and pressure to come. "Today, we've made the biggest and most correct decision in our lives," he said. Hao was a star on the Chinese national soccer team when it made its only World Cup appearance in 2002. Having retired for more than a decade, the former striker still holds the record as China's all-time top scorer for the national team and in the Chinese league. In the videos, Hao did not reveal how he had got in touch with Guo, a Chinese property tycoon-turned-dissident who lives in exile in New York. Since fleeing China in 2014 amid a graft probe by Chinese authorities, Guo has frequently leveled accusations of corruption against Chinese leaders on social media and in livestreams on YouTube. Guo is known to have close ties with former White House chief strategist Steve Bannon. In another video released on Guo's YouTube channel Thursday, Bannon read out an English version of the "Federal State of New China" from a boat, with Guo by his side.

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SINGAPORE: About 1.5 terabytes of sensitive data was reportedly stolen from a US subsidiary of ST Engineering Aerospace in a massive data breach that was discovered on Friday (5 June), according to cybersecurity firm CYFIRMA . In response to queries by CNA, CYFIRMA said its initial investigation showed the breach at VT San Antonio Aerospace started “as early as in March”. It said the stolen data includes contract details with various governments of countries like Peru and Argentina, government-related organisations like NASA, and air carriers like American Airlines. The leaked data is also believed to include details of project implementation plans, name and type of equipment/parts, schedules and timelines, as well as financial records. "Hackers used Maze ransomware for their campaign. Maze is a malware that hackers can embed into phishing emails. When a victim opens these emails, the Maze malware infects the machine and starts encrypting files. Once this is completed, a ransomware demand is made,” said CYFIRMA CEO Kumar Ritesh. "Initial investigation indicated that ST Engineering might not have made the payment in response to the ransomware demand and hence, the data is now available on public domain. Hackers claimed they have exfiltrated 1.5TB of data and more sensitive data may be released onto public domain in the coming days." Mr Ritesh added ST Engineering Aerospace has been informed of the data breach, and the company is taking action. In a statement, VT San Antonio Aerospace vice president and general manager Ed Onwe confirmed that cyber criminals called the Maze group had gained unauthorised access to the company's network and carried out a ransomware attack. “At this point, our ongoing investigation indicates that the threat has been contained and we believe it to be isolated to a limited number of ST Engineering’s US commercial operations. Currently, our business continues to be operational,” said Mr Onwe. “Upon discovering the incident, the company took immediate action, including disconnecting certain systems from the network, retaining leading third-party forensic advisors to help investigate, and notifying appropriate law enforcement authorities. “As part of this process, we are conducting a rigorous review of the incident and our systems to ensure that the data we are entrusted with remains safe and secure. This includes deploying advanced tools to remediate the intrusion and to restore systems. We are also taking steps to further strengthen the company’s overall cybersecurity architecture." He added VT San Antonio Aerospace had also begun notifying potentially affected customers, adding that the company was committed to responding to this incident transparently and proactively. VT San Antonio Aerospace is conducting a rigorous review of the incident and its systems to ensure its data remains safe and secure, said Mr Onwe. It is also taking steps to further strengthen the company’s overall cybersecurity architecture and deploying advanced tools to restore systems. Source: CNA/rw

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TAIPEI (Reuters) - The speaker of the city council in southern Taiwan's Kaohsiung jumped to his death late on Saturday after the mayor lost a highly-charged recall vote, casting a deep pall over what was an already acrimonious campaign. Kaohsiung Mayor Han Kuo-yu, from the main opposition party the Kuomintang (KMT) which traditionally favours close ties with China, was soundly beaten in the recall vote, accusing the ruling Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) of smearing his name to get him out of office. Han had also been the KMT's presidential candidate, and lost badly to President Tsai Ing-wen in January's polls. Kaohsiung police said city council speaker Hsu Kun-yuan jumped to his death from his 17th-floor apartment a few hours after the announcement of Han's defeat, though the case is still being investigated. Hsu, 63, was a strong Han supporter and like him a member of the KMT. Han wrote on his Facebook page that he was heartbroken. "I am very, very grieved, and have no words to express what I feel in my heart," he said. KMT Chairman Johnny Chiang, who took over after January's defeat promising a thorough party overhaul including rethinking its unpopular policy of seeking closer ties with China, expressed his sorrow and called for calm to prevail after the recall vote. "The sudden death of the speaker makes us worry that social antagonism has intensified." The DPP said it was shocked by the news, and called for people not to speculate about what had happened before the police had completed their investigations. The recall vote took place against the backdrop of further tensions with China, which claims democratic Taiwan as its own territory to be taken by force if needed. It also happened at the same time as renewed anti-government protests in Chinese-ruled Hong Kong against Beijing-backed national security legislation. The protesters have widespread public sympathy in Taiwan and have won rare cross-party support on the island. https://www.swissinfo.ch/eng/city-speaker-jumps-to-death-after-taiwan-mayor-recall-vote/45811720