Newscasts - Singapore PM offers condolences to those affected by Optus outage
08/10/2025 06:35
Click the following link to watch video: https://share.newscasts.refinitiv.com/link?entryId=1_gn5oa09j&referenceId=tag:reuters.com,2025:newsml_RW152408102025RP1_K15&pageId=Newscasts Source: 'Reuters - General news videos' Description: Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said he raised the recent deadly outage of Singtel-owned Optus' emergency call number with his Singaporean counterpart, Lawrence Wong, during a bilateral meeting in Canberra on Wednesday (October 8). Wong offered his condolences to those affected and said he expected Optus and Singtel "to act responsibly, comply fully with Australian laws and cooperate with the ongoing inquiry." Short Link: https://lseg.group/3J0PzM7 Video Transcript: I understand fully the anger, frustration, and outrage at what has happened because if this were to have happened in Singapore, I would feel the same. So, from that point of view, we understand the sentiments. I've extended my condolences to those impacted by the outage, including the family members and loved ones of those who lost their lives, which is tragic. And all I can do is to say, from a government's perspective, we expect our companies to act responsibly. And we will certainly expect Singtel and Optus to comply fully with the laws, to do whatever they can to cooperate with the investigation. I'm sure they will do so. And hopefully conclusion will come true very soon on the outcome of the investigation, what went wrong, and steps can be taken expeditiously to rectify the mistakes.