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Election targeted by by Chinese, Russian hackers: Indonesia

Bloomberg Chinese and Russian hackers are attacking Indonesia’s voter data base in a bid to disrupt the country’s upcoming presidential election, according to a senior election commission official. As Indonesia prepares for simultaneous presidential and legislative polls on April 17, authorities are facing a wave of cyber incursions they say may be aimed at discrediting the polling process. The head ...

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A wealthier N Korea carries risk for Kim’s grip on power

Bloomberg President Donald Trump has spent a lot of time trying to convince Kim Jong-un that great wealth awaits if he gives up his nuclear weapons and opens North Korea’s economy. Yet that carries big risks for the young leader. While Kim’s calls for relaxing the sanctions cutting off North Korea from the global economy helped sink talks with Trump ...

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Orban still elusive amid ‘expulsion push’

Bloomberg A top member of the European Union’s largest political bloc met with Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban and organizations critical of his policies in what may have been one of the premier’s last chances to avoid expulsion from the continent’s political mainstream. Manfred Weber, the European People’s Party’s candidate to lead the EU executive, said several issues remained outstanding ...

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