ASEAN Tech

A Korean passport says LEE where the letter table says I

South Korea's passport rule spells a name syllable by syllable from an official letter table, but that table's notice leaves surnames to be set separately. The foreign ministry's search and its holder figures for 31 October 2024 show what happens to LEE, YI and I in that gap.

2 Nov 2026 · 6 min read

ASEAN Tech

Fake Bank Files on WhatsApp Install a Real IT Admin Tool for Attackers, Singapore and Malaysia Warn

MyCERT traced disguised disk images that plant a signed ManageEngine agent; CSA says the files are spreading in Singapore through hijacked WhatsApp accounts.

31 Oct 2026 · 6 min read

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Indonesia's Health Insurer Gets 2 Million Claims a Day. It Wants Medical Records to Flag Fraud

BPJS Kesehatan's IT chief says many hospitals keep electronic files yet still send PDFs. A July circular already asks them to link records to the national SATUSEHAT platform.

26 Oct 2026 · 6 min read

ASEAN Tech

Alliance Medinet Breach Compromises Personal Data of About 110,000 Members, Parent Company Says

Names, ID numbers and contact details were taken from a Singapore benefits administrator's membership database. Income Insurance and HSBC Life confirm customers are affected.

25 Oct 2026 · 6 min read

ASEAN Tech

Malaysia Bars Civil Servants From Using Waze on Official Duty and Does Not Rule Out a Wider Ban

A Chief Secretary's letter of 20 October cites Israeli jurisdiction over user data. Waze calls the claims false; Anwar says a full ban could follow.

23 Oct 2026 · 7 min read

ASEAN Tech

Singapore Asks ASEAN Ministers to Back Anti-Scam Code for Online Platforms at Manila Crime Meeting

At the 20th AMMTC in the Philippines, Goh Pei Ming pitched baseline platform safeguards and a cross-border asset-recovery guide. The meeting's joint statement is still to come.

21 Oct 2026 · 5 min read

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Ledger Says Criminals Hid Seed-Stealing Implants in Wallets Sold Through Southeast Asian Resellers

Sales are paused in seven markets while Ledger investigates. It links every confirmed loss to one Malaysia-based reseller, and scammers are already exploiting the scare.

19 Oct 2026 · 6 min read

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Indonesia's OJK Fines Unnamed Parties Rp2.1 Trillion Over DSSA Trading and BREN, CUAN Share Allocations

Indonesia's market regulator says shares were manipulated and IPO allotments steered to disguised buyers. It came a day after MSCI floated demoting the country's stock market.

19 Oct 2026 · 6 min read

ASEAN Tech

Singapore Serves Haze Notices on Seven Indonesian Firms

NEA's notices order the companies to fight fires and stop burning. Fines or charges are within consideration, Grace Fu said, but cross-border cases are hard to investigate.

17 Oct 2026 · 4 min read

ASEAN Tech

Singapore Says It May Act Against the Firms Behind the Haze. Its 2015 Haze Cases Are Still Open

PM Wong cited the Transboundary Haze Pollution Act as unhealthy air persisted. Four investigations from the 2015 haze are still open.

16 Oct 2026 · 5 min read