Singapore police investigate Massive Attack over Palestinian support at gig

Viral videos show the British band holding a Palestinian flag on stage while the crowd cheers during their concert in Singapore

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Massive Attack holds up a Palestinian flag during its concert in Singapore on Wednesday. Photo: Reddit/blushie157

The police and the Infocomm Media Development Authority (IMDA) have opened investigations after British trip-hop band Massive Attack expressed support for the Palestinians at their concert in Singapore on Wednesday.

“Police confirm that reports were lodged and investigations are ongoing,” the police and IMDA said on Thursday.


Singapore retailer Love, Bonito warns customers of scam risks after data breach

A Love, Bonito store in Hong Kong’s New Town Plaza. Photo: Love, Bonito

Singapore fashion retailer Love, Bonito said that some customers’ personal data may have been exposed after a security vulnerability on its website allowed unauthorised access to account information.

In an email to customers on Thursday, CEO Dione Song said the company identified the vulnerability on Sunday and resolved it on the same day.

Based on its investigations, the data that may have been affected includes customers’ names, dates of birth, email addresses, shipping addresses

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Will US red tape and other infrastructure delays give China the lead in AI race?

China could win the artificial intelligence race if delays in establishing the United States’ AI infrastructure are not addressed, a congressional hearing heard on Thursday, just days before the deadline for the release of new industry guard rails.

“We are in a strategic competition with China to lead the world on AI, and winning that race requires massive capital investment to build the networks that will power tomorrow’s AI applications,” said US Senator Ted Cruz, chairman of the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation.

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Elite company: the listed firms that were China’s most valuable before CXMT

Chipmaker’s ascent to highest market capitalisation ends two decades on top for energy conglomerates, lenders and consumer brands

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The state-backed maker of memory chips saw its market capitalisation surpass US$592 billion on Friday. Photo: VCG via Getty Images

After soaring 466 per cent in its Shanghai trading debut on Monday, ChangXin Memory Technologies (CXMT) became the most valuable company on mainland China’s stock market – the first semiconductor firm to hold the top spot in the market’s 35-year history.

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Hong Kong issues red rainstorm warning as thundery showers to last over weekend

Heavy thundery showers are expected in Hong Kong on Friday and will continue until Monday, according to the city’s weather forecaster, which escalated the rainstorm warning to red in the morning.

The Observatory raised the amber rainstorm warning to red at 11.05am on Friday, meaning that more than 50mm (2 inches) of rain had fallen in an hour or was likely to fall generally over the city.

“Showers and thunderstorms associated with a broad trough of low pressure are affecting the coast of


Southwest China landslide death toll rises to 51 as search and rescue continues

The death toll from a landslide in Chongqing province, southwest China, earlier this month rose to 51, with 10 people still missing, local authorities said late on Thursday night.

The landslide, which occurred two weeks ago in Pengshui county, swept away several residential buildings at the foot of a mountain along a riverbank.

Chongqing landslide traps dozens

Quoting the command centre of the rescue effort, state-run news agency Xinhua said that 51 people had been found and confirmed dead, while 10 were still missing


China’s military modernisation

August 1 sees the 99th anniversary of the founding of the People’s Liberation Army. To mark the occasion, SCMP Plus has republished its February 2026 factsheet on efforts to modernise China’s armed forces.

Tim Cook warns of slow Siri AI roll-out in China, worsening memory crisis

Apple is taking its first concrete steps to roll out initial artificial intelligence (AI) features in China, but CEO Tim Cook warned that a full integration of a revamped Siri AI there would take longer.

Mainland Chinese consumers would first get a targeted suite of original Apple Intelligence capabilities, including the Clean Up photo-editing tool, which allows users to erase unwanted objects in photos, according to Cook.

“We are working now through the roll-out of those, and there will be more work required down the road


Chinese dad sues online gaming companies for US$1.5 to force strict anti-addiction rules

A father in central China, whose gaming-addicted son swallowed 18 fever pills in one go, has sued four mainland gaming companies, seeking a symbolic compensation of 10 yuan (US$1.5).

However, his primary hope is that the court will supervise these companies to ensure they fulfil their obligation to prevent minors from overindulging in gaming.

The father, whose surname is Qin, filed the lawsuit against domestic game companies – Tencent, NetEase, miHoYo, and 37 Interactive Entertainment – in a

The lawsuit was filed roughly a month after Qin’s son, who recently turned 18, ingested the medication on May 23. Photo: Baidu

10 missing after avalanche hits Broad Peak expedition in Pakistan

The group, led by ‘14 Peaks’ star Nirmal Purja, is made up of climbers from Nepal, the US, China, Pakistan and Oman

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Broad Peak and K2 mountains are seen from Vigne glacier in Pakistan. Photo: Getty Images

Ten international climbers led by a renowned Nepal -born mountaineer were missing after an avalanche struck Broad Peak, one of the world’s highest mountains in northern Pakistan .

The Alpine Club of Pakistan received initial reports that the avalanche struck the team led

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