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SINGAPORE – The names and e-mail addresses of parents and teachers of 127 primary and secondary schools were leaked after a mobile platform on students’ personal learning devices was hacked, said the Ministry of Education (MOE) on April 19. Mobile Guardian’s user management portal was compromised at its headquarters by an incident of unauthorised access, which led to the leak of names and e-mail addresses of parents and teachers from five primary schools and 122 secondary schools, said MOE in a statement on its website. That means about a third of all primary and secondary schools in Singapore were affected by this leak. The Mobile Guardian app, which is installed on personal learning devices including Chromebook laptops and Apple’s iPad tablets, helps parents manage their children’s device use and restrict specific websites, apps and screen time. The parents and teachers whose personal information may have been leaked will be notified, said MOE. It added that should remain vigilant against any phishing e-mails that may be sent to them. If parents have not received e-mails, it means they have not been affected by the leak, the statement said. In an e-mail sent to affected parents and seen by The Straits Times, the directors of the MOE Digital Workspace for Schools and Learning Partnership in Educational Technology said the leaked information included the first and last names of parents, their e-mail addresses, the school the students attend, the time zone they are in, as well as whether a person is a parent or a staff member. According to the e-mail, the five primary schools affected were involved in the pilot on pupils’ use of personal learning devices. MOE said its own device management platform was not compromised and remains available for parents’ use on the students’ ChromeOS or iOS learning devices. In response to queries, an MOE spokeswoman said those affected by the hack were school staff members with access to device management functions on the app, as well as parents who had signed up to use Mobile Guardian on Chromebook laptops and Apple’s iPad tablets. Schools using other devices are not affected, and will not be receiving any e-mails linked to the hacking, she said. MOE, she added, was notified by Mobile Guardian about the leak on April 17, and MOE has lodged a police report. It also and expressed its concerns to the device management software firm. Mobile Guardian – a software company headquartered in Surrey, Britain, with offices in the US and South Africa – has locked down its administrative accounts and is conducting investigations to find out how the leak may have occurred. In an undated statement on its website, Mobile Guardian said it was alerted on April 12 “via e-mail by the intruder to the unauthorised entry”. The e-mail was flagged as a spam or a phishing attempt until another alert was received on April 16. After verifying the nature and credibility of the threat, Mobile Guardian informed its clients. User accounts records in the United States were also accessed in the incident, the statement said. “Note that no student’s personal data was accessed during the breach,” it added. Only surface-level data was accessed due to the data management practices it employs, it said. “As such, all passwords are encrypted and are therefore not stored in a readable format, and so have not been compromised.” However, Mobile Guardian said, due to the nature of the data accessed, there is a “limited risk of fraudulent activity resulting from those users affected”. It added that it can confirm that no other data has been compromised. Mobile Guardian said it is working closely with stakeholders to investigate the vulnerabilities that led to the leak, and has put in place further security measures to strengthen its systems and prevent similar incidents in the future. It was appointed MOE’s official mobile device management services vendor in November 2020. MOE conducted a study between 2021 and 2022 on the use of personal learning devices in primary schools and pupils’ learning. The pilot involved five primary schools: Chua Chu Kang, Frontier, Junyuan, River Valley and Yio Chu Kang. The Straits Times has contacted the police for more information.

SINGAPORE - Singapore Epson Industrial (SEP) will wind down operations at its local plant over the next three years in a planned move that is expected to affect some 350 employees. The Japanese electronics firm known for its printers and projectors plans to scale back activities at its Tuas plant and transfer part of the plant’s operations to other facilities overseas by 2027, it said in an April 19 statement. Activities at SEP’s plating plant and central warehouse in Jurong will remain unaffected. Epson’s regional headquarters for marketing and sales across South-east Asia, which is based in Singapore, will also continue to operate as usual. The move follows directions from SEP’s headquarters in Japan and is part of Epson’s global production strategy. Affected employees were informed of the company’s decision on April 19. “The company has prepared a strong compensation package that will go above and beyond what is provided in the collective agreement to complete the transition,” SEP said in a statement. SEP, whose employees are represented by the Advanced Manufacturing Employees’ Union (AMEU) since 1988, said it informed the union of its decision ahead of the announcement and noted that the two parties will work closely to support affected employees. Support will include retrenchment benefits that are in line with unionised norms, as well as additional retention packages, employment and employability support services, the AMEU said in a separate statement. AMEU executive secretary Teo Siew Pan said in a statement that SEP’s early notification of its decision gave both parties sufficient time to discuss and agree on the retrenchment support packages and additional assistance to tide impacted employees over the transition period. “AMEU is assured that SEP is committed to supporting its affected employees and we will continue our close collaboration to ensure that employees’ well-being is taken care of,” the union said. SEP was Epson’s first group company outside Japan and was established in Singapore in 1968.

SINGAPORE – The authorities are investigating an alleged illegal sale of diesel at a heavy vehicle carpark near Choa Chu Kang. The alleged transaction was caught on video, which was shared on the SG Road Vigilante Facebook page on April 15 and subsequently circulated on social media. In the video, a Malaysian truck can be seen transferring diesel to two containers housed in a lorry. The incident allegedly took place at Gali Batu heavy vehicle carpark, near Choa Chu Kang. It is unclear if the incident took place on the same day that the video was shared, with the time stamp on the dashcam footage showing Nov 1, 2023, as the date of the recording. When contacted by The Straits Times, the Singapore Civil Defence Force (SCDF) said it is aware of the video clip and is investigating the incident as a fire safety violation. Citing the Fire Safety Act, an SCDF spokesperson said it is an offence to dispense petroleum and flammable materials at unlicensed premises. Those convicted can be fined up to $10,000, jailed for up to six months, or both. Meanwhile, a Singapore Customs spokesperson told ST that it “closely monitors and enforces against any illegal diversion of duty-exempted diesel”. Although diesel in the fuel tank of a vehicle entering Singapore is exempted from excise duty and goods and services tax (GST), this is under the condition that the diesel is used only for the vehicle’s movement. The diesel should not be removed from the fuel tank for other purposes. The spokesperson stressed that the transfer, purchase, sale, storage, possession or any dealings with duty-exempted diesel from the fuel tanks of vehicles are offences under both the Customs Act and GST Act. Those found to have flouted the rules can be fined up to 20 times the amount of duty and GST evaded, jailed up to two years, or both. In March 2023, ST reported that the illegal sale of diesel at heavy vehicle parking spaces was taking place in areas such as Tampines and Pioneer. The fuel sold through such operators can be as much as 40 per cent cheaper than what major fuel suppliers charge, with the current price for diesel at about $2.59 per litre, according to pump price tracker Fuel Kaki. Although cheaper, the source of the fuel is unknown. While some may come from major suppliers like Caltex and ExxonMobil, they may also come from other unknown sources and be of unknown quality.

If you're a married person looking for your next date spot, you might want to drop by Chinese restaurant Dian Xiao Er. Especially if you've been married a long time. The restaurant is offering a "marriage discount" for couples at selected outlets, with the discount equivalent to the length of marriage. So 30 years = 30 per cent, 50 years = 50 per cent, and so on. Selected outlets There are a few terms and conditions, though. The promotion is only valid at four outlets: City Square, Downtown East, Jewel Changi, and Tampines 1. It's available from Monday to Thursday, with reservations required at least three days in advance. Most importantly, both husband and wife must be present to redeem the discount. They must also show their marriage certificate — either a hard or digital copy — for verification.

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Singaporean woman HLC in July 1997 married Malaysian man PTL. She had a child from her previous marriage and he was a bachelor. Among the conditions agreed on by both parties in a marital agreement dated Aug 9, 1997, was the permission for Mr PTL to have "can at any time have one other woman partner in his life" other than Ms HLC. Ms HLC filed for divorce in 2021 and claimed for equal division of assets, among other things. She demanded a list of damages to be paid to her, claiming that Mr PTL committed adultery with Ms GEN. In a court document dated April 16, Judge Evrol Mariette Peters granted the divorce and instructed Mr PTL to pay Ms HLC a monthly maintenance of RM10,000 ($2,847) and RM 6,000 for two of the five children they had together. The judge rejected Ms HLC's argument that she had signed the marriage agreement under duress as there is lack of evidence and her educational background, which includes a degree from National University of Singapore, weakened her claim of ignorance and duress. She granted Ms HLC a quarter of Mr PTL's monies in fixed deposit bank accounts and the Employees Provident Fund. Ms HLC does not get to keep her ex-husband's Porsche and is given his KIA Sportage instead. She also gets 20 per cent of Mr PTL's shares in eight companies.

A woman who posted a video criticising a restaurant at Cineleisure incurred the wrath of netizens instead, who called her out for being entitled. In a video posted to Instagram on Monday (April 15), a user who goes by the name Ana Ortiz claimed that she and her family were "kicked out" of The Assembly Ground restaurant because she brought in food from another restaurant. On her Instagram bio, she describes herself as a Columbian living in Singapore. Explaining that she could not eat anything in the restaurant as she had recently undergone pancreas surgery, the mother of four said that the rest of her family, which consists of her husband and four daughters, had ordered food from there. "We paid for six people to eat here, but now I have to leave," Ortiz said. "I have to tell my super small daughters that they have to leave the food on the table and find food somewhere else - they are starving!" Ortiz is then heard asking a restaurant employee to repeat that she could not eat at the restaurant and had to "take away all her family [members] and leave all the food". The employee responded that only Ortiz's food had to be removed from the restaurant and she had to leave if she wanted to eat it. Ortiz's husband can then be heard repeatedly saying "we are leaving" to the employee while Ortiz tells her daughters to put their food back as the entire family leaves the restaurant. The young girls look visibly upset at having to leave, with one of them saying that she "was so hungry" and "only had two bites". Why some restaurants ban outside food Ortiz repeatedly bashed the restaurant for their actions and said: "I told them this is going on Instagram, and I need you (the viewers) to share this, because this restaurant deserves it." Ortiz has since made her Instagram profile private but her video has been reposted on Reddit and TikTok. Many netizens were enraged by Ortiz's behaviour, calling her entitled. "Classic 'Karen' behaviour," said one netizen. "Any sane person would have put their food away, let their family finish eating and eat their food later - not force their own kids away from their food, make a scene and a smug video," another Redditor said. Some netizens explained why restaurants often do not allow outside food. One such netizen said: "I worked in a restaurant previously. I was told by multiple managers that this policy is put in place to prevent the establishment from being wrongly held liable in food poisoning cases." "Of course, some restaurants use this as a way to chase away non-paying customers." Another netizen who related to Ortiz's dietary restrictions said: "I've been in situations where I needed to have my own prepared meals. Two things I do: First, I ask if it's ok - and even if it is, I will still order something from their menu, a drink or take away something for home." "Second: if it's not ok, I just say thank you and order a drink." "Most establishments are ok with it, I've never been asked to leave [for this reason]," the netizen added. Netizens voice support for restaurant The incident recently caught the eye of American content creator Soogia, who made two TikTok videos saying that Ortiz was entitled. As a result, netizens from the US and many other countries left encouraging messages on The Assembly Ground's TikTok page, voicing their support. One netizen commented: "We support you! Not entitled people for sure. Food looks great!" "I want to thank that 'Karen' for her video. Now I have a new place on my list to visit and show support," said another TikTok user. Responding to AsiaOne's queries, The Assembly Ground Cineleisure said that the matter has been resolved privately between the parties involved. AsiaOne was not able to reach out to Ortiz for comment as she has since made her Instagram account private.

A CHINESE national who absconded after he was charged with authorising Singaporeans to front his purchase of landed properties worth millions of dollars has been fined S$45,000. On Thursday (Apr 18), District Judge Kok Shu-En imposed this sentence on Zhan Guotuan, who has paid the fine. The S$45,000 will go towards the Consolidated Fund, which is analogous to a bank account held by the government. The revenues of Singapore are paid into this fund, out of which government expenditures are made. On Tuesday, Zhan pleaded guilty to authorising Hwampoa, a Singapore-incorporated company, to purchase an East Coast Road property with the intention that the company hold it in trust for him. Three other charges were taken into consideration. Under the Residential Property Act, foreigners are required to apply to the Singapore Land Authority for approval to buy any landed residential property. Residential property should not be purchased by a citizen or an approved purchaser as a nominee of a foreign person. The court heard that Zhan was a shareholder in two companies, Alphaland International and Xin An Technology Group, which were in the business of property development. The prosecution said: “The business plan was to buy landed properties in Singapore, demolish those houses, develop condominiums on (that) land, and sell the condominium units for profit. Under this plan, Alphaland was the property developer, while Xin An was the main contractor for the development.” Zhan, who was a Singapore permanent resident at the time of the offences around 2007, gave his employee Tan Hui Meng general authorisation to manage the affairs of Alphaland and Xin An in Singapore on his behalf, as he was based mainly overseas and returned to Singapore only periodically. Tan proceeded to incorporate Hwampoa in July 2007 for the purpose of holding the East Coast properties in trust for Zhan. Deputy Public Prosecutor (DPP) Foo Shi Hao said: “Investigations revealed that Hwampoa had no employees and no business operations.” In or around August 2007, Tan informed Zhan about the “East Coast plan” and the plan to purchase the property under Hwampoa’s name. Zhan then authorised Hwampoa to acquire the property with the intention that it holds the property in trust for him. Hwampoa exercised the option to purchase on Aug 8, 2007, at a price of S$2.4 million, which was largely paid from bank loans – all of which were later redeemed using Alphaland’s monies. At a meeting in or around August 2007, Tan also informed Zhan that he purchased two other landed properties under Guan Aimei – the wife of one of Zhan’s employees – and Tan, in trust for Zhan. In total, the three properties were purchased for more than S$6 million. Zhan was unhappy that the two other properties had not been bought under the name of his companies, but proceeded to authorise Tan’s acquisitions of these properties with the intention that they are held in trust for him. Hwampoa has since sold the property and made restitution of S$2.1 million to the state in September 2019. For Zhan, the prosecution had sought the maximum fine of S$50,000 under Section 23 of the Residential Property Act. DPPs Foo and Louis Ngia said in written submissions: “If not for Zhan Guotuan’s voluntary disgorgement of his financial benefit, his plea of guilt, and the fact that his role was far smaller than Tan Hui Meng’s, we would have sought a custodial sentence against him. But in the light of all these facts, we submit S$50,000 fine is fair.” Zhan’s defence lawyer, Poon Pui Yee from Harry Elias Partnership, had argued that Zhan’s intention was always to acquire the properties for his property development business. Poon had sought a fine lower than the S$50,000 proposed by the prosecution.

i will kill all when i become this

@HarrisY1

ya, once a while, i mostly go there buy snack at level 1

me at most dual boot mint and 11 how u find bios firmware patch if company dont release or update the firmware patch?

i mean, asus, msi, hp, dell, any company is ok as long as they got release patch, some firmware patch is security or to make the devices more stable etc... aftershock dont even have a link to update the latest patch, mean it just like any other sls shop and want user to find the latest driver or patch themself driver i can find, bios firmware, how to

their sites dont even have a link to download the latest firmware patch, or latest driver asus one is old model year 2021 but they still releasing firmware patch. last bios update is 2024 jan https://www.asus.com/laptops/for-gaming/tuf-gaming/2021-asus-tuf-gaming-a15/helpdesk_bios?model2Name=FA506NF

Ambassador Robert A. Wood of the United States votes against the draft resolution on Palestine in the Security Council. 18 April 2024 UN Affairs The Security Council rejected Palestine’s request for UN membership on Thursday, with the United States casting a veto. In a vote of 12 in favour to one against, with two abstentions, the Council did not adopt a draft resolution that would have recommended the General Assembly to hold a vote with the broader UN membership to allow Palestine to join as a full UN Member State. The draft resolution is among the shortest in the Council’s history: “The Security Council, having examined the application of the State of Palestine for admission to the United Nations (S/2011/592), recommends to the General Assembly that the State of Palestine be admitted to membership in the United Nations.” For a draft resolution to pass, the Council must have at least nine members in favour and none of its permanent members – China, France, Russia, United Kingdom, United States – using their veto power.