2015-03-01 Singapore Health

The Straits Times   

Social workers sound alert on young drinkers   
The Straits Times
The National Addictions Management Service (NAMS) deals with 10 to 15 cases of problem drinking among youth aged 19 or below each year. -- PHOTO: THE NEW PAPER. By Danson Cheong ...

2015-03-01 Singapore Science

AsiaOne   

NASA resolves issue with spacesuit helmet water leak   
AsiaOne
NASA astronaut Barry ''Butch'' Wilmore, Commander of Expedition 42 is caught by the camera as the Earth's surface passes by in the background on the International Space Station, in this handout photo taken February 21, 2015, provided by NASA.
ISS to Go Ahead with Third Spacewalk on Sunday despite Water Leak   NY City News
NASA OKs Sunday spacewalk   Longview News-Journal
Spacewalk is a 'go' despite water found in helmet   KETK
Space Daily   
WQOW TV News 18   
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Daily Mail   

Magma and lava from volcanic eruption merge with existing island to create new ...   
Daily Mail
Magma and lava from a volcanic eruption in the remote Pacific have formed a new island measuring one square mile in size. Photographs taken of the island of Nishinoshima, since an eruption off its coast in November 20, 2013, reveal the landmass is ...

2015-03-01 Singapore Entertainment

Channel News Asia   

Chingay Day 2: Singaporeans' hopes and wishes for the future   
Channel News Asia
Singaporeans' hopes and wishes for the future took centre stage on day two of the Chingay Parade, which was graced by President Tony Tan Keng Yam and his wife, who arrived on a float in the shape of a giant birthday cake. PHOTOS; VIDEOS. Enlarge ...

2015-03-01 Singapore Sports

New Straits Times Online   

Man United beats Sunderland 2-0, wrong player sent off   
New Straits Times Online
MANCHESTER, (England): Manchester United's 2-0 win over Sunderland in the English Premier League on Saturday was overshadowed by referee Roger East appearing to dismiss the wrong Black Cats player. East pointed to the spot in the second half ...

2015-03-01 Singapore Technology

AsiaOne   

Hyundai recalls more than 200000 Elantras over steering problem   
AsiaOne
WASHINGTON - Hyundai Corp is recalling 204,768 Elantras because of a power steering defect that might cause the cars to suddenly revert to manual steering, the company said Saturday in a report filed with US auto safety regulators. The recall affects ...

2015-03-01 Singapore Business

AsiaOne   

More mirrors for buses and heavy vehicles   
AsiaOne
Buses and heavy goods vehicles will have to be retrofitted with additional blind spot mirrors to give their drivers a better view of pedestrians and cyclists on the road. The Land Transport Authority (LTA) will enforce the change through regular inspections from ...

2015-03-01 Singapore World

NDTV   

Death Threats and Late Night Dinner Before Russia's Boris Nemtsov was Shot ...   
NDTV
Moscow: It was near closing time on Friday at the upscale Bosco restaurant that looks out onto the illuminated red-brick walls of Moscow's Kremlin. Boris Nemtsov and his young, dark-haired girlfriend were finishing dinner. A political reformer who had fallen ...

2015-03-01 Singapore Southeast Asia

9news.com.au   

Aussie journo covering Bali Nine executions deported from Indonesia   
9news.com.au
Daily Mail reporter Candace Sutton has been deported from Indonesia for reporting without a proper visa. (Twitter/AAP). AFP. An Australian journalist has been deported from Indonesia for reporting without a proper visa as she covered two Australian drug ...

2015-03-01 Singapore Singapore

AsiaOne   

Higher median pay for fresh grads last year: Survey   
AsiaOne
SINGAPORE - The class of 2014 enjoys a higher median salary than earlier cohorts, the latest graduate employment survey shows. Findings released yesterday showed that its median salary levels rose to a high of $3,200, up from $3,050 for the class of 2013 ...

2015-02-28 Singapore Health

Inhaled drug may help with sociability in autism   
Reuters
(Reuters Health) - In an early study, inhaling the hormone oxytocin appeared to encourage men with autism to make more eye contact. But this was a small experiment with several limitations and does not mean oxytocin should immediately become a therapy ...

2015-02-28 Singapore Science

AsiaOne   

Japanese volcanic island grows to 11 times its original size - and ain't stopping   
RT
Japanese island Nishinoshima has grown to 11 times its original size due to the volcanic eruption started in 2013. A recent observation has shown that the volcano goes on erupting ever since and a new increase of the island's area is expected. The actual ...

2015-02-28 Singapore Entertainment

CBC.ca   

Leonard Nimoy's legacy reaches far beyond science fiction   
CBC.ca
Leonard Nimoy didn't just leave a lasting impression on the science-fiction world, he also left his mark on science itself. Seth Shostak, who researches the possibility of real-world extraterrestrial life as the senior astronomer at SETI Research, recalled that ...

2015-02-28 Singapore Sports

Sport LIVE   

Rodgers unsure if European exit will be a blessing   
Sport LIVE
A lighter fixture list may prove good for Liverpool after their European exit, but Brendan Rodgers is unsure. Liverpool manager Brendan Rodgers is unsure if his team's UEFA Europa League exit will prove to be a blessing in disguise, but he urged his players ...

2015-02-28 Singapore Technology

ExecutiveBiz (blog)   

David DeWalt: FireEye-Singtel Team's New Security Ops Center Seeks to ...   
ExecutiveBiz (blog)
FireEye and Singapore Telecommunications have opened a joint Advanced Security Operations Center that collaborates with Singtel's network operations center and FireEye's global ASOC network to offer their combined security and “info-communications” ...

2015-02-28 Singapore Business

Gulf Times   

CEO exit seen perfect time for Singapore bourse to lose its ..   
Gulf Times
A view of the Singapore Exchange office in Singapore. The SGX may have just begun its search for a new CEO but investors and brokers already know what change they want to see: the bourse stripped of its regulatory powers and a rebuilding of its stock ...

2015-02-28 Singapore World

NDTV   

Killing leaves Putin critics in despair   
Financial Times
Opponents of Russian President Vladimir Putin were in shock, anger and despair early on Saturday after veteran liberal politician Boris Nemtsov was shot dead in central Moscow shortly after midnight, the most prominent opposition leader to be killed in the ...

2015-02-28 Singapore Southeast Asia

Channel News Asia   

Former Singapore PM Lee Kuan Yew in stable condition   
Business Standard
Former Singapore Prime Minister Lee Kuan Yew, hospitalised since February 5, is in a "stable" condition and is being monitored closely, a minister has said. "I understand that many people are concerned and anxious about Lee Kuan Yew's condition.
Lee Kuan Yew in stable condition: Yaacob Ibrahim   Yahoo Singapore News
Youth 'cannot afford to take S'pore's success for granted'   AsiaOne
Singapore's Lee Kuan Yew in stable condition   Malay Mail Online
TODAYonline   
Channel News Asia   
The Straits Times   
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Sydney Morning Herald   

Indonesian president at odds with Tony Abbott: no review of Bali nine executions   
Sydney Morning Herald
New footage of Andrew Chan · Police train for transfer to execution island · Myuran's 'extraordinary' feat. Indonesia's president Joko Widodo has vowed he will not buckle to foreign pressure on the executions of two Australians, in his first comments since his ...

2015-02-28 Singapore Singapore

Channel News Asia   

Former Singapore PM Lee Kuan Yew in stable condition   
Business Standard
Former Singapore Prime Minister Lee Kuan Yew, hospitalised since February 5, is in a "stable" condition and is being monitored closely, a minister has said. "I understand that many people are concerned and anxious about Lee Kuan Yew's condition.
Two art shows on Lee Kuan Yew   The Straits Times
Lee Kuan Yew in stable condition: Yaacob Ibrahim   Yahoo Singapore News
Youth 'cannot afford to take S'pore's success for granted'   AsiaOne
Malay Mail Online   
TODAYonline   
Channel News Asia   
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THE BUSINESS TIMES   

Overall employment rate among local uni grads 'remains high': survey   
THE BUSINESS TIMES
OVERALL employment rates among the graduates of Nanyang Technological University (NTU), National University of Singapore (NUS) and Singapore Management University (SMU) remain high, the latest Joint Graduate Employment Survey conducted by ...

2015-02-27 Singapore Health

Food supplements crucial to reduce child malnutrition   
Reuters
LONDON (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - The addition of highly nutritious foods and supplements to the diets of poor mothers could help reduce child mortality and malnutrition in Africa and South Asia, food experts said on Thursday. With breastfeeding ...

2015-02-27 Singapore Science

GMA News   

Climate advocates stage mass action to 'welcome' Hollande   
GMA News
Environmental advocates, spearheaded by the Philippine Movement for Climate Justice, stage a mass action at Mendiola near Malacañang on Feb. 26, 2015, to "welcome" French president François Hollande during his two-day, climate-change focused state ...

2015-02-27 Singapore Entertainment

Hindustan Times   

Madonna admits she has whiplash from cape fail   
New Zealand Herald
Madonna has got whiplash after she fell off the stage during her "nightmare" BRIT Awards performance. The 56-year-old star was yanked down a small flight of stairs when her dance troupe attempted to remove her huge cape during her performance of Living ...

2015-02-27 Singapore Sports

AsiaOne   

School basketball: Chung Cheng cagers reach B Division final the hard way   
AsiaOne
Chung Cheng point guard Dave Peter Ho (right) shoots as his opponent tries to unsettle him. Print. SINGAPORE - They were expected to beat Geylang Methodist Secondary School, but lost that game. They faced defeat once again against Bedok Green ...

2015-02-27 Singapore Technology

CBS Local   

FCC Votes In Favor Of Net Neutrality; Internet Activists Declare Victory   
CBS Local
WASHINGTON (CBS/AP) — Internet activists declared victory over the nation's big cable companies Thursday, after the Federal Communications Commission voted to impose the toughest rules yet on broadband service to prevent companies like Comcast, ...

2015-02-27 Singapore Business

AsiaOne   

Budget 2015: SMEs have lot to cheer about   
AsiaOne
Reflecting on Singapore's successes over the last 50 years, the Budget 2015 unveiled a strong platform for achieving sustainable future economic growth and providing greater assurance in terms of social security. This year's Budget heralded the second ...

2015-02-27 Singapore World

New York Post   

It's the ideology, stupid   
New York Post
We're talking about the sinister masked man who appears in ISIS videos of hostage beheadings — and who beheaded some of the victims himself. This week the man behind the mask was revealed to be a British national, Muhammad Emwazi. Contrary to the ...

2015-02-27 Singapore Southeast Asia

Bangkok Post   

Prayut to testify over 2010 red-shirt deaths   
Bangkok Post
Soldiers fire weapons at red shirt protesters during clashes in central Bangkok on April 10, 2010. (Reuters photo). - +. Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha says he is ready to testify in the malfeasance case brought by the National Anti-Corruption Commission ...

2015-02-27 Singapore Singapore

TODAYonline   

Tougher IPPT standards to come for gold and silver awards   
TODAYonline
SINGAPORE — There will be tougher standards for gold and silver awards for the new three-station Individual Physical Proficiency Test (IPPT) when it is fully rolled out from April, said the Defence Ministry (MINDEF) today (Feb 27). Announcing the standards ...

2015-02-26 Singapore Health

AsiaOne   

S'pore researchers find gene mutation in some East Asians   
AsiaOne
It gives them added protection against heart attacks, but also significantly increases their risk of going blind, a Singapore-led team of researchers has discovered. A mutation is a change in the structure of the gene that makes it work slightly or totally different ...

2015-02-26 Singapore Science

The Straits Times   

Mammal Center getting help with influx of needy sea lions   
Coastline Pilot
The Pacific Marine Mammal Center in Laguna Beach is experiencing a bad case of deja vu, and it's probably not the only rescue facility feeling that way. The center, which rehabilitates ocean-dwelling animals and returns them to their habitat, has seen an ...

2015-02-26 Singapore Entertainment

Sydney City News   

The sugar industry generates $50 billion in global trade annually and ...   
Sydney City News
Actor and director Damon Gameau takes on the challenge of embarking on a 60 day high-sugar diet monitored by nutritionists and doctors, each day consuming foods and drinks perceived as being healthy, all while documenting his every mouthful.
Actor Damon Gameau says low-fat diet made him fat   Health24
Sweet deal: Aussie actor exposes the bad side of sugar in documentary film   Malay Mail Online
Film exposes sugar hidden in health foods   gulfnews.com
Channel News Asia   
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KpopStarz   

Oscars 2015 Winning Movie 'Birdman' Under Fire For Alleged Racist Comment ...   
KpopStarz
With the trending hashtag OscarsSoWhite and Sean Penn's joke about director Alejandro G. Inarritu needing a Green card, it's no secret that this year's Academy Awards was a racially charged evening. Long before its coveted Best Picture Win however, some ...

2015-02-26 Singapore Sports

Bangkok Post   

Bayer's Son targets repeat performance in Madrid   
Bangkok Post
LEVERKUSEN (GERMANY) - South Korea forward Son Heung-Min says Bayer Leverkusen will need another eye-catching display at Atletico Madrid if they are to keep alive their dreams of reaching the Champions League's quarter-finals. Leverkusen's Son ...

2015-02-26 Singapore Technology

Budget 2015: Clampdown on big emitters in green vehicle drive   
AsiaOne
Changes to the Carbon Emissions-based Vehicle Scheme should encourage the drive towards more environmentally sound vehicles while punishing the big emitters. The changes, effective from July, mean fewer cars will get rebates while the surcharges on ...

2015-02-26 Singapore Business

AsiaOne   

Budget 2015: Silver Support Scheme wins praise   
AsiaOne
Senior citizens eligible for the Silver Support Scheme will receive $600 each quarter on average, with larger payouts going to those with greater needs. It is estimated the scheme will cost $350 million in its first full year.
Silver Support to boost social security net   The Straits Times
Room for more left-leaning policies in S'pore, but no free-for-all: panel   THE BUSINESS TIMES
PAP Seniors Group suggests monthly Silver Support Scheme payouts   Channel News Asia
TODAYonline   
The Online Citizen   
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Channel News Asia   

Attrition risk may put firms off SkillsFuture   
Channel News Asia
TODAY reports: While the financial incentive under the SkillsFuture Earn and Learn programme is welcome, employers said that staff retention is the real challenge. PHOTOS. Shoppers stop by BreadTalk's flagship store at BreadTalk Mall (photo: Siti Nur Mas ...

2015-02-26 Singapore World

Los Angeles Times   

Apple ordered to pay $533 million in iTunes patent lawsuit   
Los Angeles Times
The bitter patent wars have flared again, and this time, Apple Inc. emerged the loser. The world's most valuable company was ordered by a federal jury to pay $532.9 million to Smartflash, a tiny Texas company that alleged that Apple willfully infringed on its ...

2015-02-26 Singapore Southeast Asia

Bangkok Post   

Singapore's Lee Kuan Yew still in ICU   
Bangkok Post
SINGAPORE - Singapore's founding prime minister Lee Kuan Yew has been put on antibiotics and remains in intensive care at a government hospital, the Prime Minister's Office said in a statement Thursday. Singapore's founding prime minister Lee Kuan ...

2015-02-26 Singapore Singapore

Bangkok Post   

Singapore's Lee Kuan Yew still in ICU   
Bangkok Post
SINGAPORE - Singapore's founding prime minister Lee Kuan Yew has been put on antibiotics and remains in intensive care at a government hospital, the Prime Minister's Office said in a statement Thursday. Singapore's founding prime minister Lee Kuan ...

2015-02-25 Singapore Health

AsiaOne   

53-year-old woman is first dengue death in 2015   
AsiaOne
SINGAPORE - A 53-year-old female Chinese national has died from dengue fever at National University Hospital (NUH) on Monday, the Health Ministry (MOH) and National Environment Agency (NEA) said in a statement today. The patient, who had been ...

2015-02-25 Singapore Science

Indiana Gazette   

Enigma machine on display in U.S.   
Indiana Gazette
Kenneth Rendell, founder and director of the Museum of World War II, has Nazi Enigma encryption machines on display in Natick, Mass. (Elisa Amendola/Associated Press). Click photo for gallery. NATICK, Mass. — The Oscar-nominated film “The Imitation ...

2015-02-25 Singapore Entertainment

Channel News Asia   

Jeanette Aw's breakup advice: Keep family and friends close   
Channel News Asia
Jeanette Aw dishes out breakup advice, sheds light on her love life and talks about getting soiled by her Let It Go co-star Ace the Chinchilla. PHOTOS. Jeanette Aw plays the feisty blogger Yan Neo in Channel U's new drama Let It Go. (Photo: Channel U).
Jeanette Aw has happy experience working with chinchilla in new drama   AsiaOne

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KOCO Oklahoma City   

Arrested OKC man who was banned from KFC just 'wanted some chicken'   
KOCO Oklahoma City
OKLAHOMA CITY —An Oklahoma City man made a costly trip to Kentucky Fried Chicken Thursday afternoon. Dwight Mayes, 62, was arrested for trespassing at the KFC at 2401 N. Martin Luther King Ave. after being banned from the establishment earlier in ...

2015-02-25 Singapore Sports

Channel News Asia   

Singapore is '70% ready' to host SEA Games   
Channel News Asia
TODAY reports: Speaking to the media, Singapore SEA Games Organising Committee (SINGSOC) chairman Lim Teck Yin stressed that preparations are on track and is confident the buzz is building ahead of the Games. PHOTOS. The SEA Games Sports ...

2015-02-25 Singapore Technology

AsiaOne   

Consumers eyeing value-for-money phones   
AsiaOne
APPLE and Samsung continue to dominate the mobile phone market in Brunei, but other lower-priced brands are starting to get noticed by consumers. Retailers interviewed by The Brunei Times said most of their customers are loyal to their brand of choice ...

2015-02-25 Singapore Business

THE BUSINESS TIMES   

Justify pump price increases, says Case to petrol companies in Singapore   
THE BUSINESS TIMES
Petrol companies here have been asked to justify their increase in pump prices, after they were accused of profiteering by the nation's consumer watchdog. ST PHOTO. Comments. Share. 25 Feb10:10 AM. [SINGAPORE] Petrol companies here have been ...

2015-02-25 Singapore World

Sydney Morning Herald   

Islamic State abducts more than 100 Christians in Syria: reports   
Sydney Morning Herald
Amman: Islamic State militants have abducted at least 150 people from Assyrian Christian villages in north-eastern Syria they had raided, Christian Syrian activists said on Tuesday. A Syrian Christian group representing several NGOs inside and outside the ...

2015-02-25 Singapore Southeast Asia

Malaysiakini (subscription)   

Band of brothers vs Najib?   
Malaysiakini (subscription)
Anonymous #44199885: PM Najib as the eldest son of Abdul Razak Hussien should come out and defend his father's legacy like his brothers have done. Najib should rightly hold a press conference and clear the air over the source of the family's wealth.
Innovate to compete, not lower prices, says Najib   AsiaOne
Produce Highly Creative, Innovative And Value-Added Products, Says Najib   Bernama
NAJIB GETS SLAP FROM BROTHERS: Our dad was a frugal man with integrity ...   Malaysia Chronicle

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Bangkok Post   

Abhisit, Suthep face malfeasance charges   
Bangkok Post
The National Anti-Corruption Commission (NACC) has decided to bring malfeasance charges against former prime minister Abhisit Vejjajiva and his then-deputy Suthep Thaugsuban in connection with the deadly crackdowns on red-shirt protesters in 2010.
Phuket: NACC votes to impeach Abhisit, Suthep   The Phuket News
Former Thai PM Faces Political Ban After 2010 Crackdown   ThaiVisa News
Former Thai Premier Abhisit Faces Charges Over Deadly Crackdown   Bloomberg
New York Times   
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In absence of choice, Duterte says he's it   
Inquirer.net
CLARK FREEPORT—While Davao City Mayor Rodrigo Duterte has repeatedly denied that he would run for President next year, he told his audience here on Monday that he is better than other potential candidates. Duterte, mayor for 22 years in what he ...

2015-02-25 Singapore Singapore

Channel News Asia   

Law Society court application for M Ravi to get medical exam to be heard again   
Channel News Asia
TODAY reports: The Law Society had applied to the court for an order for Mr Ravi to submit to a medical exam, after stopping him from practising earlier this month until he was certified fit by a psychiatrist. PHOTOS. Lawyer M Ravi at the Supreme Court.
Law Soc court application for M Ravi to get medical exam to be heard again on ...   TODAYonline
M. Ravi taken to court over mental health   AsiaOne

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TODAYonline   

8 UK law schools to lose spots on recognised list   
TODAYonline
SINGAPORE — Following warnings of a looming glut of lawyers here because of a surge in the number of Singaporeans heading overseas to read law, nearly half of the 19 United Kingdom law schools recognised for admission to the Singapore Bar will be ...