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Singapore stress tests home forces with simulated terrorist attack
Singapore’s homeland security forces have been “stress tested” by a simulated terrorist attack similar to last November’s attacks on Mumbai, India’s commercial capital.
Bomb attacks hit most populous Philippine suburb
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India’s new govt prioritises security
India’s newly elected President has declared that homeland security ...
20 May 2009 | News
Indian city prepares to fight disaster
The governing body of the Indian city of Thane in the state of Maharashtra, Thane Municipal Corporation (TMC), has formed a Disaster Management Cell for the city.
20 May 2009 | News
UN urges nations to invest in disaster management
UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has urged nations across the globe to invest in disaster management to minimise losses from natural disasters, while stressing that the Arab states must take the issue more seriously.
12 May 2009 | News
India: security threat cuts visit to stores and hotels
Indian’s heightened sense of insecurity over the past six months after the Mumbai attacks has led them to change their recreational behaviour in several significant ways.
12 May 2009 | News
China deploys secure computer operating system
China has installed a secure operating system on government and military computers, according to Washington Times.
12 May 2009 | News
Swine flu has ‘pandemic potential’
A new analysis concludes that the current swine flu epidemic is likely to be comparable to 20th century pandemics.
6 May 2009 | Interview
Successful tournaments in uncertain times
Allan Payne, Executive Director of Hong Kong Rugby Football Union, explains how what they learnt from SARS and bird flu is applied in responding to the current human swine flu outbreak
22 April 2009 | News
Security experts urged to unite to combat cyber crime
Call for the information security industry to join forces to combat the global cyber crime ecosystem
22 April 2009 | News
Filipino sailors banned from crossing Gulf of Eden
The move to protect seafarers from pirate infested waters off the Somali coast draws criticism
22 April 2009 | News
Climate disasters to affect 375m by 2015: Oxfam
The international aid agency fears that the sharp increase in climate-related disaster could overwhelm emergency responses
13 April 2009 | News
Canada develops new cyber security strategy
The government in Ottawa responds to repeated intrusions into the country’s critical computer networks
26 March 2009 | News
USB drive with patient data missing
Sensitive data of 47 patients are on the lost personal USB flash drive of a Hong Kong public hospital doctor
25 March 2009 | News
UK unveils new counter-terror strategy
Thousands of workers are getting terror training as part of the strategy aimed at tackling immediate terrorist threats and the causes of extremism.
19 March 2009 | News
Malaysia's new security chief to tackle illegal immigration
Malaysia has appointed a new head of security, Datuk Salleh Mat Rasid, who fills the newly created role of General Operations Force deputy director Deputy Commissioner of Police. His primary objectives are to control the influx of illegal immigrants and breach of airport security.
17 March 2009 | News
Obama’s approach to security in Afghanistan lauded at GSA
New US President Barack Obama’s approach to security in Afghanistan drew praise from a senior Afghan academic at the Global Security Asia conference today (Tuesday 17 March).
11 March 2009 | News
‘Private sector not a priority’ for Indian security forces
Although a recent amendment to the Act of India’s Central Industrial Security Force provides security to private installations, Niraj Ranjan Das, its Director General, said that the private sector, including hotels, is not on the force’s list of priorities.
10 March 2009 | News
India may enhance civil aviation security body’s supervisory powers
The government of India is considering a proposal to enhance the supervisory powers of the Bureau of Civil Aviation Security.
10 March 2009 | News
UK’s new security body to weigh financial crisis
Britain’s Prime Minister Gordon Brown has appointed a new security committee whose first mission is to assess the security implications of the global financial crisis.
2 March 2009 | News
Expert: terrorism still a major threat in Asia
The threat of terrorism in Asia shows no signs of abating in the short-term, a leading expert on political violence has warned.
2 March 2009 | News
Joined-up approach for corporate security urged
PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) has urged companies to align more closely IT security with other corporate security functions, after conducting a study of 10 FTSE companies with the aim of discovering ‘what a 21st century security function looks like’.
2 March 2009 | News
Singapore Police holds counter-terrorism briefing
The Singapore Police Force held a security briefing for local businesses last week (Friday 27 February) as part of a plan to involve the local community in counter-terrorism measures. The briefing was prompted by last November’s Mumbai attacks in which international terrorism claimed its first Singaporean victim.
24 February 2009 | News
Singapore ramps up coastal defences
Singapore is ramping up measures to protect its shores from terrorists and pirates, taking a lesson from last November’s Mumbai terrorists attacks when intruders attacked India’s commercial capital from small boats.
9 January 2009 | News
Thailand to upgrade airport security
Airports of Thailand (AOT) intend to upgrade security features of Suvarnabhumi Airport in light of the occupation by protesters from People’s Alliance for Democracy (PAD) so as to protect against future disruptions.
8 January 2009 | News
Economic crisis a security threat, says UK top spy
The current global economic crisis may lead to a growth in terrorism, says Britain’s security service chief.
7 January 2009 | News
Delhi to cut down on VIP security
Delhi to cut down on VIP security to satisfy insecurity of general public in the light of the recent Mumbai attacks.
2 January 2009 | News
China enforces earthquake-resistance buildings
A new legislation was passed to ensure that buildings such as hospitals and schools meet earthquake-resistance standards higher than other buildings in the area.
29 December 2008 | News
Asia-Pacific faces an era of "mega-disasters"
A recent research has shown that “Australia’s neighbours in the Asia-Pacific region face an era of “mega-disasters” that will affect hundreds of thousands of people as urbanisation, climate change and food shortages amplify the impact of natural catastrophes such as earthquakes and cyclones in the coming years”.
16 December 2008 | News
India's plan to strengthen security after Mumbai's terror attacks
India’s chief law enforcement official has announced plans to re-structure India’s security infrastructure after last month’s Mumbai’s terror attacks.
25 November 2008 | News
India to establish a central, integrated anti-terror mechanism
India’s Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Sunday called for a 100-day plan under a high-level central task force to develop an integrated mechanism to fight terrorism and communist insurgency in the country.
24 November 2008 | Research
Disaster or attack expected within four years
A survey of leading security experts in the United States predicts that disaster will inevitably strike - but that this is more likely to be natural disaster rather than a terrorist attack.
24 November 2008 | News
ADB to help develop regional disaster risk insurance scheme
The Asian Development Bank is funding a project to create risk insurance schemes for the region’s to better cope with natural disasters.
21 November 2008 | Interview
Disaster management: a recipe for sustainable development
Facing social & economic implications of unforeseen shock events, governments and organisations need to work together to better prepare, respond & mitigate, writes Ray Shirkhodai, Executive Director of Pacific Disaster Centre.
6 November 2008 | Spotlight
Earthquakes in Asia: Whole Lotta Shakin’
With the world entering a new cycle of vicious earthquakes, businesses in Asia need to be more prepared for the tremors, says Nathaniel Forbes
3 November 2008 | Interview
Protecting the economic base of society
Ilan Mizrahi, former Chairman of Israel’s National Security Council and Deputy Director of Mossad, argues that private organisations are targets of terrorists and explains how they should protect themselves.
17 October 2008 | News
Call for global system to combat flu
Messages from the Pandemic Influenza Symposium recently held in the Malaysian capital Kuala Lumpur
3 October 2008 | News
Navies discuss maritime security in Singapore
Representatives from navies of 17 nations in region have concluded a three-day meeting in Singapore to discuss the sharing of information on maritime security.
2 October 2008 | Interview
Refining the elusive definitions of identity in the networked world
Jim Harper, Information Policy Studies Director of the US based research foundation The Cato Institute argues that a diverse identification system is beneficial for both organisations and individuals whose identities are kept.
25 September 2008 | News
Marriot bombing reveals serious security lapse
A few serious problems about the Islamabad Marriott bombing need to be addressed, along with finding the real culprit.
25 September 2008 | News
Payment card security standard revamped
The next version of Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard is due to be released on October 1.
6 August 2008 | News
Historic security measures for Olympics
Security measures are mounting as China prepares for the 29th Olympic Games, to be held in Beijing between 8th and 24th of August.
24 June 2008 | Feature
Taking a planned approach to data centre fire prevention
As denser, hotter data centres become the norm, a structured fire prevention plan will save time and money.
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