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17 January 2019 | 2:30 PM

Hong Kong’s smaller businesses think ‘we’re too small to be hacked’ despite hacking experience, insurer finds

About 70% of smaller businesses surveyed said they had been hacked or had data compromised, yet only about half carry cybersecurity insurance in city named a top hacking destination, insurer Chubb reports.

Chubb surveyed 300 of Hong Kong’s small and medium sized businesses and found that seven out of 10 said they had experienced a cybersecurity incident such as hacking or data loss in the past year. — SCMP

17 January 2019 | 2:00 PM

AI fail: Japan’s Henn-na Hotel dumps ‘annoying’ robot staff, hires humans

Dinosaur receptionists are a thing of the past as Japan’s first robot hotel concludes there “are places where they are just not needed”.

The dinosaur receptionists at Japan's Henn-Na Hotel have gone extinct. — SCMP

17 January 2019 | 12:20 PM

Police search for suicidal man with gun

PHUKET (The Nation/Asia News Network): Phuket city police launched a manhunt on Tuesday night after a photo of a man pointing a gun at his head went viral on social media.

17 January 2019 | 11:14 AM

Chinese yoga student wins US$28,800 payout after leg bone snaps in gym

Shanghai court awards damages for permanent injury to woman who tried to perfect a seated pose

17 January 2019 | 11:13 AM

Mahathir’s Malaysia bans all Israeli nationals from events it hosts

Kuala Lumpur has never established formal diplomatic ties with Israel, and the Prime Minister has long been a fierce critic of the country
The ban includes July’s World Para Swimming Championships, a move criticised by the International Paralympic Committee

17 January 2019 | 11:09 AM

She had a 14-foot pet crocodile named ‘Merry’. It ate her

MINAHASA, Indonesia (AFP): An Indonesian woman has been mauled to death by a huge pet crocodile on the island of Sulawesi, officials said on Wednesday (Jan 16).

17 January 2019 | 9:13 AM

Woman, lover accused of killing German husband for insurance money

BANGKOK (The Nation/Asia News Network): The Crime Suppression Division has arrested a Thai woman for allegedly collaborating with her Thai lover to kill her German husband for Bt10mil (1.3mil) of insurance compensation in 2006.

17 January 2019 | 7:31 AM

Three men on the run in Hong Kong after forcing victim to hand over bank card and withdrawing HK$38,000

Man, 26, says he was made to reveal his PIN in Mong Kok hotel room

17 January 2019 | 7:29 AM

Woman dies after being knocked down and trapped under school bus in Hong Kong primary school

Incident is city’s third road fatality in three days

17 January 2019 | 7:29 AM

Men beaten and robbed in Hong Kong after trying to buy 92 tickets to Jacky Cheung concerts

Mainland Chinese men arranged to meet woman outside Nam Cheong MTR station at 1am to pay HK$122,000 for tickets to Canto-pop star’s tour
Gang of four masked men jumped them and beat them with iron rods

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