Section: Malaysia
More governments manipulate media with ‘bots,’ trolls, says study
WASHINGTON: More governments are following the lead of Russia and China by manipulating social media and suppressing dissent online in a grave threat to democracy, a human rights watchdog said Tuesday. A study of internet freedom in 65 countries found 30 governments are deploying some form of manipulation to distort online information, up from 23...
Russia will fail in efforts to undermine West: British PM
LONDON: Russia will not succeed in efforts to sow discord in the West, British Prime Minister Theresa May said on Monday. In an annual address to the Lord Mayor’s Banquet, she catalogued various Russian actions – from the annexation of Crimea to “seeking to weaponise information” – which “threaten the international...
Putin and Erdogan agree on need to boost efforts for Syria peace
SOCHI, Russia: Russian President Vladimir Putin and his Turkish counterpart Recep Tayyip Erdogan agreed Monday on the need to boost efforts to achieve a lasting political settlement in Syria. Despite being on opposing sides of the Syrian conflict, Russia and Turkey have been working together since a 2016 reconciliation deal ended a crisis caused...
Trump slams ‘haters’ over Russia, takes a dig at N. Korea’s Kim
HANOI: US President Donald Trump unleashed a twitter storm from his Asia tour on Sunday, slamming “haters and fools” playing politics with US-Russia ties and declaring that he would never describe North Korean leader Kim Jong-Un as “short and fat”. Currently on the Vietnam leg of a five-nation sweep through the region, the...
Trump says Putin ‘means it’ with election meddling denials
DANANG: President Donald Trump said Saturday he believes Vladimir Putin is being sincere when he denies meddling in the US election that propelled Trump to power, adding that the Russian leader felt “very insulted” by the allegations. But in Washington, the director of the CIA said he stood by the US intelligence community’s assessment that...
Trump says Putin ‘means it’ with election meddling denials (Updated)
DANANG, Vietnam: President Donald Trump said Saturday he believes Vladimir Putin is being sincere when he denies meddling in the US election that propelled Trump to power, adding that the Russian leader felt “very insulted” by the allegations. But in Washington, the director of the CIA said he stood by the US intelligence...
Nato to increase cyber weaponry to combat Russia
BRUSSELS: Nato members agreed Wednesday to increase the use of cyber weaponry and tactics during military operations, with the alliance also upgrading other capabilities to combat a resurgent Russia. The changes are part of the alliance’s biggest shakeup since the Cold War, with defence ministers backing the creation of two new command...
US defence chief meets Nato to discuss IS, Afghanistan
BRUSSELS: With the Islamic State group crumbling in Iraq and Syria, North Korea defiant over its nuclear ambitions and Russia looming large, US Defence Secretary Jim Mattis has plenty of pressing issues as he begins talks with Nato allies on Wednesday. Nato defence ministers are meeting over two days at the alliance’s Brussels headquarters...
Documents reveal offshore deals with Apple, others
WASHINGTON: New revelations Monday from the “Paradise Papers” shed light on Apple’s tax avoidance strategy which shifted profits from one fiscal haven to another as well as loopholes employed by Nike and Formula One champion Lewis Hamilton. They are the latest disclosures from a trove of documents released by the US-based International...
Russia's Sibur says had no direct dealings with Wilbur Ross
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russian petrochemical holding Sibur said on Monday it had no direct dealings with U.S. Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross and that its ties to its partners were not in breach of sanctions imposed on Russia over the Ukraine crisis. …read more Source: The...
