2015-05-01 Singapore Health

Sierra Express Media   

“Ebola is a very stubborn enemy, we must not be complacent”   
Sierra Express Media
Sierra Leone on Monday 27th April, 2015 observed its 54th Independence with the Ebola being the Alpha and the Omega in President Koroma's address to the nation. From the beginning to the end of his message, the Ebola tragedy and its destruction to ...

2015-05-01 Singapore Science

ABC News   

Ancient Volcano in Chile Erupts for the 3rd Time in 2 Weeks   
ABC News
Families are evacuated and flights are diverted as plumes of ash fill the air two and half miles high. 1:31 | 04/30/15. Share. Title. Description. Share From. Share With. Facebook. Tweet. </> Embed. Email. <br/><a href="http://abcnews.go.com/video">More ABC ...

2015-05-01 Singapore Entertainment

Huffington Post   

14 'Star Wars'-Inspired Items To Help You Celebrate May The Fourth   
Huffington Post
May 4, aka Star Wars Day or "May The Fourth," is coming up, which only means one thing: a "Star Wars" binge-a-thon. Watching "Star Wars" during this unofficial but much-loved holiday sounds like the perfect way to celebrate. Take the cantina party up a ...

2015-05-01 Singapore Sports

AsiaOne   

SEA Games: A buzz like no other   
AsiaOne
The Singapore netball team at the sponsorship announcement with Volkswagen Group Singapore on 28 April 2015. The team was presented a seven-seater Volkswagen Touran TDI to use for the rest of 2015.
S'pore cagers in shock loss to M'sia   TODAYonline
SEA Games: Singapore men's hockey team aim to upset Malaysia   Channel News Asia

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Daily Mail   

Borussia Dortmund will listen to offers for Manchester United and Arsenal ...   
Daily Mail
Borussia Dortmund will listen to offers from Manchester United and Arsenal for Ilkay Gundogan after he refused to discuss a new contract. The Germany international has one year left on his current deal and Dortmund will sell rather than lose him for nothing.
Manchester United transfers: Ilkay Gundogan confirms he won't extend ...   mirror.co.uk
Gündogan will not extend Dortmund contract   Deutsche Welle

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Goal.com   

Oviedo suffers new injury setback   
Goal.com
Bryan Oviedo's injury troubles have taken another turn for the worse after he suffered a new setback in training. Bet. 5$, 10$, 20$, 50$, 100$. = AST 26.2$ Draw 32.5$ · EVE 27$ · WilliamHill · Roberto Martinez has confirmed that Bryan Oviedo suffered a ...

2015-05-01 Singapore Technology

Bloomberg   

Here's What It's Like to Build Hologram Apps for Microsoft's HoloLens   
Bloomberg
A big part of Microsoft's pitch for HoloLens, a headset with glasses designed to project interactive 3-D holograms, is that developers will easily be able to make any Windows program compatible. That would ensure plenty of software available for HoloLens at ...

2015-05-01 Singapore Business

Channel News Asia   

More than 500 Bukit Batok residents get timely aid   
TODAYonline
SINGAPORE — Since the Social Service Office (SSO) in Bukit Batok opened last December, it has provided 515 residents with social assistance, including financial, medical and employment help. The SSO, the 18th across the island, was officially launched ...

2015-05-01 Singapore World

GMA News   

Celebrating Mary Jane's lease on life   
GMA News
Activists react after it was announced that the execution was delayed for death row prisoner Mary Jane Veloso, during a vigil outside Indonesian embassy in Makati, Philippines April 29, 2015. The execution of a Filipina drug convict by an Indonesian firing ...

2015-05-01 Singapore Southeast Asia

The Australian   

Bali 9 executions: Abbott welcomes Indonesian 'sympathy'   
The Australian
The Indonesian ambassador's “sympathies” for the families of Andrew Chan and Myuran Sukumaran are “too little, too late” and “cold comfort” for the men's loved ones, Bill Shorten says. A day after Indonesia executed the two men, dismissed Australia's ...

2015-05-01 Singapore Singapore

Channel News Asia   

Singapore must remain exceptional in order to survive: PM Lee   
Channel News Asia
Speaking at the May Day Rally on Friday (May 1), Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong says Singapore has to have a successful economy, hardworking and skilful employees, and outstanding leadership in order to remain exceptional. PHOTOS. Prime Minister ...

2015-04-30 Singapore Health

AsiaOne   

Five features of the new Ng Teng Fong General Hospital   
The Straits Times
SINGAPORE - The Ng Teng Fong General Hospital in Jurong will be opening its doors in two months' time. Here are some features of the new 700-bed hospital, which is designed to allow as much natural light and ventilation as possible. - A window for every ...

2015-04-30 Singapore Science

The Nation   

Unmanned Russian spacecraft plunging to Earth   
The Nation
An unmanned Russian cargo spacecraft ferrying supplies to the International Space Station is plunging back to Earth and apparently out of control, an official said on Wednesday. 'It has started descending. It has nowhere else to go,' an official familiar with the ...

2015-04-30 Singapore Entertainment

TODAYonline   

NTU student's creation wins IKEA Singapore's Young Designer Award   
TODAYonline
SINGAPORE — Like many good products, the winning design of the second IKEA Singapore's Young Designer Award was borne from a very practical need. Duane Lye, a fourth-year product design student at Nanyang Technological University's School of Art, ...

2015-04-30 Singapore Sports

THE BUSINESS TIMES   

BOK says oil prices stunting inflation, dismisses deflation concerns   
THE BUSINESS TIMES
Cheap global oil prices lowered inflation by an average 1.1 to 1.3 percentage points every month this year as gasoline and diesel prices at home slid, the Bank of Korea (BOK) said in a report on monetary policy. PHOTO: BLOOMBERG. Comments. Share.
Low oil prices not pushing down inflation: BOK official   Yonhap News

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Goal.com   

Pearson: Early changes hurt Leicester   
Goal.com
The manager rued being forced to make two substitutions in the first 25 minutes against Chelsea. Leicester City boss Nigel Pearson bemoaned bad luck after his side's superb winning run came to an end with a 3-1 home defeat to Chelsea on Wednesday.
John Terry reveals Mourinho's halftime “telling off” that inspired Chelsea victory   NBCSports.com
Chelsea FC poised to celebrate first Premier League title in five years   Financial Express
Chelsea see off Leicester   Gulf Daily News
South China Morning Post (subscription)   
Channel News Asia   
Irish Independent   
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New York Times   

No news is the only news as Pacquiao-Mayweather approaches   
Los Angeles Times
We are here on the fight scene. It's Wednesday, meaning Manny Pacquiao versus Floyd Mayweather Jr. is three days away. We are here to report the news. There is none. They held a newsless news conference in a huge showroom at the MGM Grand.
SDSU's controversial boxing figure   U-T San Diego
Mayweather-Pacquiao resale ticket price floor drops 19 per cent   TODAYonline
Floyd Mayweather v Manny Pacquiao: Best spots to catch the fight in Sydney   The Australian
The Straits Times   
OCRegister   
Newsday   
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Tribal Football   

Torres delighted to prove Atletico Madrid matchwinner   
Tribal Football
Torres came off the bench to fire an impressive winner in the 73rd minute at El Madrigal, in the process boosting Atleti to within nine points of leaders Barcelona with four games remaining. Second-placed Real Madrid are seven points away. "You can always ...

2015-04-30 Singapore Technology

The Star Online   

Microsoft opens door to Android, Apple phone apps   
The Star Online
FRIEND WITH A FOE: Microsoft is encouraging Android apps to be used on its mobile phones. — Reuters. SAN FRANCISCO: Microsoft Corp is making it easier for apps written for rival Google Inc's Android and Apple Inc's iOS systems to work on Windows ...

2015-04-30 Singapore Business

Channel News Asia   

UOB's Q1 net profit rises 1.6 pct, slightly below expectations   
Reuters
SINGAPORE, April 30 (Reuters) - United Overseas Bank , Singapore's third-biggest lender, posted a 1.6 percent rise in quarterly profit, but the earnings were slightly below analysts' average forecast as the bank reported slower loan growth than its two rivals.
OCBC Q1 net profit up 11 per cent, beats market forecasts   TODAYonline
OCBC Profit Beats Estimates as Hong Kong Unit Bolsters Lending   Bloomberg
Are Investors Getting a Bargain or a Bad Deal Now with Singapore's Stock Market?   The Motley Fool Singapore

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Channel News Asia   

Singapore bank lending falls for fourth straight month in March: MAS data   
Channel News Asia
Total loans and advances amounted to S$601.12 billion at the end of March, down from S$603.52 billion at end-February, said the Monetary Authority of Singapore. PHOTOS. Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) building. (AFP/Roslan Rahman). Enlarge ...

2015-04-30 Singapore World

Haaretz   

Saudi King Salman purging monarchy of Abdullah's inner circle   
Haaretz
But strong man in kingdom is no doubt still Mohammed ibn Nayef, who will continue to serve both as interior minister and head of National Security Council. By Zvi Bar'el | Apr. 30, 2015 | 6:22 AM ...

2015-04-30 Singapore Southeast Asia

Sydney Morning Herald   

It could've been me: Axl Rose's heartfelt plea to Joko Widodo to spare lives of ...   
Sydney Morning Herald
Joko Widodo may be a heavy metal fan, but the pleas of Guns 'N' Roses frontman Axl Rose were not enough to dissuade him from executing Andrew Chan and Myuran Sukumaran. Rose penned a letter to the Indonesian president on April 27, begging him to ...

2015-04-30 Singapore Singapore

Channel News Asia   

SINGAPORE PRESS-Global growth will not be enough to drive Singapore's ...   
Daily Mail
Singapore cannot count on a pick-up in global growth over the next few years to drive its economy, the Straits Times quoted Deputy Prime Minister and Finance Minister Tharman Shanmugaratnam as saying. This is why economic restructuring and innovation ...

2015-04-29 Singapore Health

Channel News Asia   

Sembwaste among recipients of workplace safety award   
TODAYonline
SINGAPORE — Each week, refuse-truck drivers from waste management firm Sembwaste head to Bukit Batok Driving Centre to learn how to manoeuvre heavy vehicles in dangerous situations. Since February, the company has been sending its drivers for ...

2015-04-29 Singapore Science

Financial Post   

Peter Foster: Vatican a climate arm of godless United Nations   
Financial Post
FILIPPO MONTEFORTE/AFP/Getty ImagesPope Francis leads a mass at St Peter's Basilica on January 1st, 2014 at the Vatican. Twitter · Google+ · LinkedIn · Email · Typo? More. Comments · Tumblr · Pinterest · Reddit · Digg · FarkIt · StumbleUpon. “Climate ...

2015-04-29 Singapore Entertainment

AsiaOne   

The Straits Times celebrates 170 years with free ArtScience Museum exhibition   
AsiaOne
SINGAPORE - A free exhibition on Singapore's historical development will be launched on July 17 at the ArtScience Museum at Marina Bay Sands. 'Singapore STories: Then, Now, Tomorrow' is being launched by The Straits Times and ArtScience Museum to ...

2015-04-29 Singapore Sports

Channel News Asia   

Fans drum up support for Team Singapore   
Channel News Asia
TODAY reports: With only over a month to the SEA Games, the Singapore South-east Asian Games Organising Committee are hopeful of attracting more fans to the box office, while National Sports Associations are also playing their part. PHOTOS. File photo ...

2015-04-29 Singapore Technology

Financial Express   

Samsung's profit hit by bigger iPhones, sinks 39 percent   
Salon
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — Samsung Electronics Co. said its first quarter net profit plunged 39 percent as consumers switched to bigger iPhones, squeezing earnings from its mobile business to less than half from a year earlier. The company reported ...

2015-04-29 Singapore Business

Channel News Asia   

AIMS AMP Capital Industrial Reit Q4 DPU jumps 16.3% to 2.92 cents   
The Straits Times
SINGAPORE - AIMS AMP Capital Industrial Reit ended its financial year with a 16.3 per cent year-on-year increase in distribution per unit (DPU) to 2.92 cents for its fourth quarter ended March 31. 2015. Distribution to unitholders was up 17.8 per cent to ...

2015-04-29 Singapore World

CNN   

PM cautions against Indonesia boycotts   
The Australian (blog)
PRIME Minister Tony Abbott has cautioned Australians against economic boycotts of Indonesia, after social media erupted with anger over the executions of Andrew Chan and Myuran Sukumaran. PEOPLE are expressing their anger and sadness at the men's ...

2015-04-29 Singapore Southeast Asia

Stuff.co.nz   

Bali 9: Australian police 'have blood on their hands'   
Stuff.co.nz
The Brisbane lawyer who tipped off the Australian police to the Bali 9's activities in 2005 says they "deliberately exposed" the young Australians to the death penalty. The Brisbane-based lawyer for a Bali 9 drug courier spared the death penalty in Indonesia ...

2015-04-29 Singapore Singapore

AsiaOne   

Flag on LKY's casket on show at museum   
The Star Online
THE state flag placed over founding Prime Minister Lee Kuan Yew's casket is now on display at the National Museum of Singapore. The flag has been added to other items from Lee's life at an exhibition called In Memoriam: Lee Kuan Yew, which has been ...

2015-04-28 Singapore Health

Yahoo Singapore News   

Video of cockroach infestation in Eunos HDB goes viral   
Yahoo Singapore News
A clip of cockroaches swarming onto a HDB corridor was uploaded on Facebook on Monday afternoon. (Screenshot: Facebook … What started as a rant about her family's living conditions has became viral as people shared her video depicting every ...

2015-04-28 Singapore Science

The Straits Times   

Hunt for dino bones in museum with an app   
The Straits Times
Lee Kong Chian Natural History Museum visitors can view fossils of three diplodocid sauropod dinosaurs - (from left) Twinky, Apollonia and Prince (behind) - and collect Apollonia's bones using an app, App-ollonia. mgg software managing director Steven ...

2015-04-28 Singapore Entertainment

Channel News Asia   

First-time winners for Best Actor and Actress   
AsiaOne
Rebecca Lim and Shaun Chen were crowned Best Actress and Best Actor last night at the Star Award. Print. Shaun Chen and Rebecca Lim were crowned Best Actor and Best Actress last night at the Star Awards, MediaCorp's annual event celebrating the ...

2015-04-28 Singapore Sports

AsiaOne   

Parade and party at SEA Games closing ceremony   
AsiaOne
The Singapore SEA Games Organising Committee (SINGSOC) goes through the highlights of and inspirations behind the biennial meet's closing ceremony, which will be held at the National Stadium. SINGSOC will also unveil the official 28th SEA Games ...

2015-04-28 Singapore Technology

Malaysiakini (subscription)   

Apple sells more iPhones in China than US   
Malaysiakini (subscription)
Apple Inc reported surging profits yesterday amid booming demand for its latest iPhone models and sales breakthroughs in China. Profits rose 33 percent in the January-March period from the same quarter a year earlier to US$13.6 billion. Revenue was up ...

2015-04-28 Singapore Business

AsiaOne   

Singapore seeks to attract more foreign system schools   
AsiaOne
To-date, some 16 sites have been offered under the previous three RFIs. Among the winners were Cognita; Dulwich College (above), GEMS Education, Overseas Family School and Global Indian International School.
More land parcels may be released to set up international schools   TODAYonline
Request-for-interest exercise to be launched for international schools next week   The Straits Times
Call goes out for potential operators for international schools   Channel News Asia

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AsiaOne   

Work on Canberra MRT Station to start mid-2015   
TODAYonline
SINGAPORE — Construction on the Canberra MRT Station on the North-South Line will start in the middle of this year after the Land Transport Authority (LTA) awarded the S$90 million construction contract to China State Construction Engineering ...

2015-04-28 Singapore World

Brisbane Times   

Convicts in isolation cells, await execution in Indonesia   
Reuters Africa
JAKARTA/SYDNEY, April 28 (Reuters) - Nine drug traffickers were being held in isolation cells at an Indonesian maximum security prison awaiting execution by firing squad, after Indonesian authorities notified them they had no hope of reprieve. Security at ...

2015-04-28 Singapore Southeast Asia

Brisbane Times   

Convicts in isolation cells, await execution in Indonesia   
Reuters Africa
JAKARTA/SYDNEY, April 28 (Reuters) - Nine drug traffickers were being held in isolation cells at an Indonesian maximum security prison awaiting execution by firing squad, after Indonesian authorities notified them they had no hope of reprieve. Security at ...

2015-04-28 Singapore Singapore

AsiaOne   

Singapore 'must act to avoid regressing'   
AsiaOne
Singapore risks regressing to become "just a normal country" unless it moves faster to enhance workers' skills and create new jobs, labour chief Lim Swee Say said yesterday. The country should also venture ahead of its competitors in weaving technology ...

2015-04-27 Singapore Health

AsiaOne   

MOH sets guidelines to ensure quality care for the elderly   
AsiaOne
SINGAPORE - New guidelines for home and daycare services were introduced by the Ministry of Health (MOH) yesterday, to help service providers work towards delivering quality care for the elderly. They spell out the expected outcomes in four areas: the ...

2015-04-27 Singapore Science

Channel News Asia   

Nature under stress from photography boom   
Channel News Asia
TODAY reports: Nature lovers are concerned about some photographers who disturb wildlife or damage plants while hoping to get the best possible shots. PHOTOS. Photographers at Pasir Ris Park preparing to snap photos of rare sightings. Regular patrols ...

2015-04-27 Singapore Entertainment

TODAYonline   

Star Awards 2015: The rise and falls of our TV stars   
TODAYonline
Let's get what everyone is talking about out of the way first: That fall. Who would have thought that the graceful dancer Jeanette Aw would do a Jennifer Lawrence as she stepped forward to receive the All Time Favourite Artiste award? There was an audible ...

2015-04-27 Singapore Sports

TODAYonline   

S'pore shooters target six golds   
TODAYonline
The Singapore Shooting Association unveiled its 29-member squad for the SEA Games at the National Shooting Centre yesterday, with the team comprising a mix of veteran shooters and young guns, including 12 Games debutants. PHOTO: VOXSPORTS.
Shooting: Singapore fields 29-man team for SEA Games   Channel News Asia
Shooting: SEA Games squad, loaded with young talents, aim for six golds   The Straits Times

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South China Morning Post (subscription)   

Chelsea's Eden Hazard voted player of the year by fellow Premier League stars   
South China Morning Post (subscription)
Chelsea midfielder Eden Hazard's impressive season was recognised by his peers when he won England's Professional Footballers' Association Player of the Year award on Sunday. The 24-year-old Belgian playmaker has scored 18 goals in all ...

2015-04-27 Singapore Technology

USA TODAY   

My weekend with Apple Watch — and the verdict is....   
USA TODAY
MANHATTAN BEACH, Calif. — I've spent four days with the new Apple Watch, and have finally worked out the learning curve issues. Am I in love? Not yet. And if I was looking at buying the year's most-hyped tech device, I'd certainly wait for Apple to iron out ...

2015-04-27 Singapore Business

The Straits Times   

Singapore's DBS says China trade-related loans down S$7 bln Q/Q   
Reuters
SINGAPORE, April 27 (Reuters) - Singapore DBS Group Holdings's first-quarter China trade-related loans were down S$7 billion ($5.25 billion) quarter-on-quarter on lower commodity prices and the convergence of onshore and offshore interest rates, CEO ...