2015-04-01 Singapore Health

The Straits Times   

IPCA presented to inspiring patients and caregivers   
TODAYonline
SINGAPORE — For six months, Mr Deans Gordon Paul, 83, a glaucoma patient visited the Singapore Eye Research Institute (SERI) periodically, staying in the clinic for from 8am to 5pm each time to monitor his intraocular pressure, as part of a research study ...

2015-04-01 Singapore Science

American Register   

Sea Life Can Consume Thousands of Years to Recover from Climate Change ...   
American Register
When it came to damage it, it took ju st decades of years but when it comes to recovery, they won't be fixed in our lifetime. Advertisement. According to researchers ocean ecosystems have been disturbed by climate change. They say that it could take ...

2015-04-01 Singapore Entertainment

Yahoo Singapore News   

Nicky Wu goes back to school   
Yahoo Singapore News
Members of the public queue outside Parliament House since as early as 12am, to pay respects to the late Lee Kuan Yew. … Gun carriage carrying body of late Lee Kuan Yew arrives at Parliament House · Gun carriage carrying body of late Lee Kuan Yew ...

2015-04-01 Singapore Sports

TODAYonline   

Stange happy with draw   
TODAYonline
Hariss Harun tackles Guam's Jason Cunliffe for the ball at the Singapore and Guam international friendly yesterday. Photo: Wee Teck Hian. S'pore coach insists progress has been made despite being held by lower-ranked Guam. mail · print. View all 0 ...

2015-04-01 Singapore Technology

The Globe and Mail (subscription)   

IBM to invest $3-billion in new 'Internet of Things' unit   
The Globe and Mail (subscription)
IBM is investing $3-billion (U.S.) to build an “Internet of Things” division aimed at harnessing the massive trove of data collected by smartphones, tablets, connected vehicles and appliances and using it to help companies better manage their businesses.
IBM to invest $3 billion in 'Internet of Things'   Salt Lake Tribune
IBM Launches Major Internet Of Things Offensive   TechCrunch

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Sky News Australia   

Stars launch Jay Z's streaming service   
Sky News Australia
Rapper Jay Z has officially launched his new music streaming service, named Tidal, with the help of some of the biggest names in entertainment. Madonna, Rihanna, Beyonce, Kanye West and Alicia Keys are among the A-list celebrities who co-own Jay Z's ...

2015-04-01 Singapore Business

TODAYonline   

Private home prices fall 1.1% in Q1   
TODAYonline
SINGAPORE — Private home prices in Singapore fell 1.1 per cent in the first quarter from the preceding three months - the sixth consecutive quarter of decline, flash estimates by Urban Redevelopment Authority (URA) showed today (April 1). The data showed ...

2015-04-01 Singapore World

MiamiHerald.com   

Turkish prosecutor dies after being held hostage in a courthouse, reports say   
Washington Post
A prosecutor taken hostage in an Istanbul courthouse Tuesday died of multiple gunshot wounds after security forces killed his two captors, according to multiple reports. Mehmet Selim Kiraz served as the lead prosecutor in an investigation pertaining to the ...

2015-04-01 Singapore Southeast Asia

The Hindu   

Malaysia denies pardon for Anwar Ibrahim   
The Hindu
Malaysia has rejected a petition seeking a royal pardon for jailed opposition leader Anwar Ibrahim, who is serving a five-year prison term for sodomy, his lawyers said on Wednesday. The petition was filed by Anwar's family in February after his sentence was ...

2015-04-01 Singapore Singapore

Free Malaysia Today   

Singapore jails man for child sex tours   
Free Malaysia Today
Accused offered clients the option of going out into the countryside to look for younger victims in poor villages. Singapore jails man for child sex tours. SINGAPORE: Singaporean Chan Chun Hong, 31, was jailed 56 months and fined S$8,000 on 12 charges of ...

2015-03-31 Singapore Health

euronews   

UPDATE 1-J&J, Glaxo settle US lawsuit over allergy ads   
Reuters
(Updates with Glaxo comment in 3rd paragraph). By Nate Raymond. NEW YORK, March 30 (Reuters) - GlaxoSmithKline Plc has agreed to settle a lawsuit by Johnson & Johnson accusing it of using false advertising at the start of the U.S. allergy season to ...

2015-03-31 Singapore Science

CBS Local   

Climate Change May Impact Oceans For Thousands Of Years, UC Davis Study ...   
CBS Local
DAVIS (CBS SF) – The effects of climate change on the world's seas could be felt thousands of years from now, not just in the immediate future, according to research from the University of California, Davis. Researchers came to their conclusion after studying ...

2015-03-31 Singapore Entertainment

Channel News Asia   

Toggle offers videos on demand for free   
TODAYonline
SINGAPORE — MediaCorp announced yesterday that Toggle will introduce a refreshed website, Toggle.sg, offering users a brand new viewing experience and exciting new entertainment and lifestyle content, including free videos on demand from tomorrow.
Refreshed Toggle set to be switched on   Channel News Asia

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AsiaOne   

Picking music over politics   
AsiaOne
The founder of American band Pink Martini, Thomas Lauderdale, would want to run for mayor in his home city of Portland if he were not having so much fun being a rock star. "Do I want to continue to travel around the world, play concerts, make people happy, ...

2015-03-31 Singapore Sports

Channel News Asia   

Bernd Stange 'wrong about pitch': Sports Hub   
Channel News Asia
TODAY reports: Sports Hub rejects Lions coach's comments, reiterating that the issue is being addressed. PHOTOS. The Singapore Sports Hub's National Stadium is the first in Asia to use the Desso GrassMaster, a reinforced quality grass, for its playing ...

2015-03-31 Singapore Technology

Boston Globe (subscription)   

Closely guarded tech data is now often given away   
Boston Globe (subscription)
NEW YORK — Last week, Facebook showed plans for drone aircraft that beam lasers of high-speed data to remote parts of the world. As powerful as that sounds, Facebook already has something that could be even more potent: a huge sharing of its ...

2015-03-31 Singapore Business

AsiaOne   

SAF's eye in the sky now keener with the H-450   
AsiaOne
THE Singapore Armed Forces (SAF) will now be able to deploy a more advanced Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) for reconnaissance and to gather intelligence. The Hermes 450 (H-450) is the SAF's most advanced fully operational UAV yet, and is ready to ...

2015-03-31 Singapore World

New York Daily News   

Saudi Arabia begins blockade on Yemen ports   
New York Daily News
Soldiers and Houthi fighters inspect the damage caused by air strikes on the airport of Yemen's northwestern city of Saada, a Houthi stronghold near the Saudi border, on Monday. SANAA, Yemen — Saudi-led naval forces imposed a blockade on Yemen's ...

2015-03-31 Singapore Southeast Asia

Hindu Business Line   

Singapore teen arrested for anti-Lee Kuan online comments   
Hindu Business Line
Reuters The teenager celebrated the death of Singapore's founding father Lee, who died last week aged 91 and was cremated after a state funeral on Sunday. File Photo. Ads by Google. -. SINGAPORE, March 31: A Singapore teenager, who criticised Lee ...

2015-03-31 Singapore Singapore

South China Morning Post (subscription)   

Singapore teen to be charged with 'wounding religious feelings' over video ...   
South China Morning Post (subscription)
A Singaporean teen blogger who posted an expletive-laden YouTube video soon after former leader Lee Kuan Yew's death will be charged in court with “wounding” religious feelings, harassment and circulating obscene content, police said today. Police did ...

2015-03-30 Singapore Health

Independent Online   

Ebola survivors urged to abstain from sex   
Independent Online
Monrovia - Liberia called upon Ebola survivors on Sunday to extend a period of sexual abstinence or protected sex beyond an already advised three months following their recovery, amid fears the country's latest case may have resulted from sexual ...

2015-03-30 Singapore Science

The Straits Times   

Dust storm sends Beijing's air pollution off the charts   
The Straits Times
Beijing, Tianjin (above) and other places in northern China are often hit by dust storms between March and May as strong north-westerly winds bearing dust and sand from the Gobi desert in Inner Mongolia sweep through the region. But still, last Saturday's ...

2015-03-30 Singapore Entertainment

Marketing Interactive   

Wrigley Extra hires YouTube stars to lampoon Hong Kong's annoying lunch ...   
Mumbrella Asia
Wrigley is running a campaign in Hong Kong to encourage youngsters to chew Extra chewing gum after meals. The campaign, created by BBDO, is one of the first by the brand to use digital at the centre of an idea in Hong Kong. It features YouTube stars ...

2015-03-30 Singapore Sports

Wall Street Journal (blog)   

No Indians in World Cup XI   
Wall Street Journal (blog)
The International Cricket Council has selected a team of the best players at the 2015 World Cup, and sadly for India, none of its cricketers feature even though they got to the semifinal. It marks a sharp turnaround from the 2011 World Cup, when Yuvraj Singh ...

2015-03-30 Singapore Technology

Sport LIVE   

Rossi labels Qatar win ´one of the best´   
Sport LIVE
Yamaha's Valentino Rossi hailed his exhilarating win in Qatar on Sunday as "one of the best" in his career, while applauding Ducati's strong start to the 2015 season. Rossi passed Ducati's Andrea Dovizioso on the second-last lap of the race at the Losail ...

2015-03-30 Singapore Business

THE BUSINESS TIMES   

No more subletting of HDB industrial properties from June   
The Straits Times
SINGAPORE - From June 1 this year(2015), tenants of Housing Board industrial properties will no longer be able to sublet them. About 380 industrial tenants are currently subletting part of their space. Those with existing approved subletting arrangements will ...

2015-03-30 Singapore World

CBS Local   

No threat to New Zealand from strong 7.5 quake   
TVNZ
No damage or injuries have been reported following a magnitude-7.5 earthquake which struck near Papua New Guinea. The US Geological Survey recorded a quake about 12.49pm New Zealand time at a depth of 40km. The epicentre was near the city of ...

2015-03-30 Singapore Southeast Asia

Inquirer.net   

Weapon taken from SAF kills Army men, BIFF claims   
Inquirer.net
COTABATO CITY – A lightweight artillery weapon taken from police commandos slain in the January 25 Mamasapano incident was used in killing Army soldiers in Maguindanao Sunday, the Bangsamoro Islamic Freedom Fighters (BIFF) claimed yesterday.
AFP-BIFF 'Palm Sunday' skirmish in Maguindanao: 5 dead, 10 wounded   Davao Today
AFP: All-out offensive vs BIFF ends today   Rappler
All-out military offensive vs. BIFF halted —AFP chief   GMA News
InterAksyon   
Shanghai Daily (subscription)   
Minda News   
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Malaysia Chronicle   

MP released on bail following arrest over 'Kita Lawan' rally   
The Star Online
KUALA LUMPUR: Shah Alam PAS MP Khalid Samad has been released on bail while Jingga 13 movement coordinator Faris Musa is being held until today over their involvement in the #KitaLawan rally, police said. Inspector-General of Police Tan Sri Khalid ...

2015-03-30 Singapore Singapore

TODAYonline   

Yang claims pole vault mark, targets sea games medal   
TODAYonline
SINGAPORE — Pole vaulter Rachel Yang set a national record in the event, clearing 3.83m in her second attempt to win at the 92nd Malaysia Open Athletics Championships in Kuala Lumpur. She finished ahead of second-placed Chuah Yu Tian of Malaysia ...

2015-03-29 Singapore Health

Telegraph.co.uk   

Guinea president declares 45-day Ebola 'emergency'   
Telegraph.co.uk
Guinean President Alpha Conde has declared a 45-day "health emergency" in five regions of the Ebola-hit nation in a bid to stem the spread of the deadly disease. The focus of the virus "has shifted to our country's coastal areas", the president said in a ...

2015-03-29 Singapore Science

Daily Times   

Earth Hour observed in Moscow   
Business Standard
Several landmarks in the Russian capital city of Moscow plunged into darkness on Saturday night in commemoration of the Earth Hour 2015 celebration, a media report said on Sunday. At the iconic Red Square, the outside lighting on the Moscow Kremlin ...

2015-03-29 Singapore Entertainment

The Straits Times   

Mega Singapore arts fest opens in France   
The Straits Times
Singapore artist Farizwan Fajari with his wall mural titled Present Condition at the entrance of Palais de Tokyo in Paris, where the three-month Singapore in France Festival opened on Thursday. -- PHOTO: COURTESY OF NATIONAL HERITAGE BOARD.
Singapore festival opens in Paris, marking 50 years of diplomatic ties   THE BUSINESS TIMES

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Yahoo Singapore News   

Kate Hudson: I like to flash the flesh   
Yahoo Singapore News
Members of the public queue outside Parliament House since as early as 12am, to pay respects to the late Lee Kuan Yew. … Gun carriage carrying body of late Lee Kuan Yew arrives at Parliament House · Gun carriage carrying body of late Lee Kuan Yew ...

2015-03-29 Singapore Sports

Telegraph.co.uk   

Sebastian Vettel Joins Lewis Hamilton on Top Row in Malaysia   
New York Times
Lewis Hamilton took the pole position for the Malaysian Grand Prix, while Mercedes' run of nine straight front-row lockouts in Formula One came to an end as Ferrari's Sebastian Vettel qualified second. Hamilton topped the grid with a time of 1 minute 49.834 ...

2015-03-29 Singapore Technology

CrazyEngineers   

Asus T300 Chi And Asus T100 Chi 2-in-1 Tablets - Specs and Features   
CrazyEngineers
After launching a series of phones, Asus is back to what it does best. One of the largest PC vendor in the world Asus launched the Asus Transformer Book T300 Chi and Asus T100 Chi. Technically, T300 Chi was unveiled back in CES 2015 but it is one of ...

2015-03-29 Singapore Business

THE BUSINESS TIMES   

Hot stock: Noble up one cent in early trade   
THE BUSINESS TIMES
As at 9.21am, more than 9.3 million shares changed hands, making the counter one of the most active on the Singapore bourse. The Maritime Port Authority of Singapore on Thursday dismissed allegations by Iceberg Research that there had been ...

2015-03-29 Singapore World

The Hindu   

Modi arrives in Singapore to attend Lee's funeral   
The Hindu
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday arrived in Singapore to attend the State Funeral Services of Singapore's founder and first premier Lee Kuan Yew. Lee, 91, died of severe pneumonia on March 23. The Prime Minister will be attending the funeral of ...

2015-03-29 Singapore Southeast Asia

The Hindu   

Modi arrives in Singapore to attend Lee's funeral   
The Hindu
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday arrived in Singapore to attend the State Funeral Services of Singapore's founder and first premier Lee Kuan Yew. Lee, 91, died of severe pneumonia on March 23. The Prime Minister will be attending the funeral of ...

2015-03-29 Singapore Singapore

The Hindu   

Modi arrives in Singapore to attend Lee's funeral   
The Hindu
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday arrived in Singapore to attend the State Funeral Services of Singapore's founder and first premier Lee Kuan Yew. Lee, 91, died of severe pneumonia on March 23. The Prime Minister will be attending the funeral of ...

2015-03-28 Singapore Health

Phys.Org   

Italian olive tree disease stumps EU   
Phys.Org
EU member states are divided on how to stop the spread of a disease affecting olive trees in Italy that could result in around a million being cut down, officials said Friday. Experts from the 28 European Union nations gathered in Brussels this week to discuss ...

2015-03-28 Singapore Science

Fox News   

New species of prehistoric 'super salamander' discovered   
Fox News
This image made available by the University of Edinburgh shows an artist's rendition of a previously unknown species of crocodile-like 'super salamander.' (AP Photo/University of Edinburgh, Marc Boulay Cossima Productions). A new species of prehistoric ...

2015-03-28 Singapore Entertainment

The Straits Times   

Slovak president 'rock star' video goes viral   
The Straits Times
Slovakia's President Andrej Kiska (left) is welcomed at the European Commission headquarters in Brussels on March 3, 2015, by European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker (right). A video featuring Slovak President Andrej Kiska singing and ...

2015-03-28 Singapore Sports

Boxscore   

China dominant in 5-0 victory over Mongolia in AFC U-23 Championship 2016 ...   
Boxscore
AFC: Vientiane (March 27, 2015) Substitute Chen Hao scored a double as China defeated Mongolia 5-0 in their AFC U-23 Championship 2016 qualifying campaign opener at the National Sports Complex Stadium in Laos on Friday. The Chinese were ahead ...

2015-03-28 Singapore Technology

Kansas City Star   

Facebook, Twitter Up Offerings   
Investor's Business Daily
9 At its developers conference, Facebook (NASDAQ:FB) unveiled its Messenger Platform and said businesses and consumers will be able to chat via Messenger. The company also hinted at a '15 release for its Oculus virtual reality headset. Twitter ...

2015-03-28 Singapore Business

THE BUSINESS TIMES   

Hot stock: Noble up one cent in early trade   
THE BUSINESS TIMES
As at 9.21am, more than 9.3 million shares changed hands, making the counter one of the most active on the Singapore bourse. The Maritime Port Authority of Singapore on Thursday dismissed allegations by Iceberg Research that there had been ...

2015-03-28 Singapore World

The Straits Times   

Indonesians mourn loss of close friend Lee Kuan Yew   
The Straits Times
Mr Lee's friendship with Mr Suharto helped Singapore and Indonesia to forge close ties. Even after Mr Suharto resigned from office in 1998, Mr Lee remained a good friend. Mr Lee with a Bird of Paradise during a visit to a bird park with Mr Suharto on Sept 9, ...

2015-03-28 Singapore Southeast Asia

The Straits Times   

Indonesians mourn loss of close friend Lee Kuan Yew   
The Straits Times
Mr Lee's friendship with Mr Suharto helped Singapore and Indonesia to forge close ties. Even after Mr Suharto resigned from office in 1998, Mr Lee remained a good friend. Mr Lee with a Bird of Paradise during a visit to a bird park with Mr Suharto on Sept 9, ...

2015-03-28 Singapore Singapore

The Straits Times   

Indonesians mourn loss of close friend Lee Kuan Yew   
The Straits Times
Mr Lee's friendship with Mr Suharto helped Singapore and Indonesia to forge close ties. Even after Mr Suharto resigned from office in 1998, Mr Lee remained a good friend. Mr Lee with a Bird of Paradise during a visit to a bird park with Mr Suharto on Sept 9, ...

2015-03-27 Singapore Health

AsiaOne   

Son has to reintroduce himself to parents with dementia every morning   
AsiaOne
When his father chased him with a kitchen knife eight years ago, Mr L C Lim knew his dad was not in his right mind. The elder Mr Lim, then 89, had always been gentle and calm, but he began experiencing drastic mood swings. Of the incident, Mr Lim, 61, ...