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26 November 2013

Spying spotlight now on Singapore

KUALA LUMPUR: SINGAPORE is under the spotlight following the latest revelations that it is a key "third party" in providing intelligence on Malaysia to the "Five-Eyes" intelligence grouping.

According to top secret documents leaked by former United States intelligence contractor Edward Snowden, the city state, along with South Korea, were playing key roles in helping the US and Australia tap telecommunications links across Asia on the Internet backbone -- undersea fibre optic cables that shuttle online communications between countries.

Read more: Spying spotlight now on Singapore - General - New Straits Times http://www.nst.com.my/nation/general/spying-spotlight-now-on-singapore-1.412361#ixzz2ljnLt6M3