2015-06-01 Singapore Health

AsiaOne   

Deaths at music festival caused by heatstroke   
AsiaOne
Concert-goers at the Bukit Jalil National Stadium in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, the venue for Future Music Festival Asia. The three-day music festival was abruptly cancelled on its final night on 15 March 2014 following six drug-related deaths.
FMFA deaths last year caused by heatstroke, not drugs, says pathologist   TODAYonline
Cops rapped for music fest 'drug OD' claim   Malaysiakini (subscription)
Six deaths at Future Music Festival Asia actually caused by heatstroke   The Star Online
Malay Mail Online   
The Malaysian Insider   
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BBC News   

Beijing public smoking ban begins   
BBC News
Public smoking in China's capital, Beijing, is now banned after the introduction of a new law. China has over 300 million smokers and over a million Chinese people die from smoking-related illnesses every year. Smoking bans already existed in China, but ...

2015-06-01 Singapore Science

AsiaOne   

Botanic Gardens nature area to expand   
AsiaOne
The Singapore Botanic Gardens is about to get greener, even as it awaits the results of its Unesco World Heritage Site bid. The National Parks Board (NParks) yesterday announced that a nature area within the Gardens will be more than tripled in size to 20ha ...

2015-06-01 Singapore Entertainment

AsiaOne   

NAC takes back grant for artist's new comic   
AsiaOne
A hot-off-the-press graphic novel seems to be in hot water, with the National Arts Council revoking its $8,000 publication grant because of its "sensitive content". The Art Of Charlie Chan Hock Chye by award-winning comics artist Sonny Liew tells the story of a ...

2015-06-01 Singapore Sports

The Straits Times   

Praise for Hirubalan, debutant Teo as Singapore netballers open with big win   
The Straits Times
Singapore's goal defence Premila Hirubalan blocking a shot during the SEA Games netball match against Brunei on Sunday, May 31, 2015. -- ST PHOTO: ONG WEE JIN. Singapore's goal defence Premila Hirubalan blocking a shot during the SEA Games ...

2015-06-01 Singapore Technology

AsiaOne   

Avago-Broadcom $37 billion deal paves way for more consolidations   
Times of India
Demand for cheaper chips and new products to power internet-connected gadgets is driving consolidation in the technology sector, with Avago-Broadcom $37-billion deal being the latest merger. Avago Technologies' agreement to buy Broadcom was the ...

2015-06-01 Singapore Business

Financial Times   

EconomyIndonesia PMI paints bleak picture   
Financial Times
Manufacturing conditions in Indonesia improved slightly in May month-on-month, but overall the southeast Asian economy remained in the doldrums. HSBC and Markit's purchasing managers' index reported a reading of 47.1 in May, up from 46.7 in April but ...

2015-06-01 Singapore World

NDTV   

John Kerry to Skip ISIS Meet After Breaking Leg in French Alps Bike Crash   
NDTV
In this picture taken on March 16, 2015 US Secretary of State John Kerry rides his bike during a break in Lausanne. (Agence France-Presse). Geneva: US Secretary of State John Kerry will remain in hospital in Geneva overnight after breaking his leg in a ...

2015-06-01 Singapore Southeast Asia

ABC News   

Russia Doctored Photos in Shooting Down of Airliner, Report Finds   
ABC News
A new independent report finds that Russia doctored photos to implicate the Ukrainian military in the shooting down of the Malaysian airliner MH17 last July, casting doubt on Russian claims that neither separatists armed by Russia nor its own military were to ...

2015-06-01 Singapore Singapore

THE BUSINESS TIMES   

Shangri-la Hotel incident: Police identify man shot dead and two arrested   
THE BUSINESS TIMES
The Singapore Police Force identified a man shot dead in the incident at the Shangri-la Hotel as Mohamed Taufik Bin Zahar. ST PHOTO: MARK CHEONG. Comments. Share. Jun 1, 20158:51 AM. The Singapore Police Force identified a man shot dead in the ...

2015-05-31 Singapore Health

AsiaOne   

Polyclinic to feature enhanced care teams   
AsiaOne
The new Pioneer Family Healthcare Centre in Jurong West will feature an enhanced care team model, the National Healthcare Group Polyclinics (NHGP) announced at a ground-breaking ceremony yesterday. In breaking with conventional modes of treatment ...

2015-05-31 Singapore Science

AsiaOne   

Botanic Gardens nature area to expand   
AsiaOne
The Singapore Botanic Gardens is about to get greener, even as it awaits the results of its Unesco World Heritage Site bid. The National Parks Board (NParks) yesterday announced that a nature area within the Gardens will be more than tripled in size to 20ha ...

2015-05-31 Singapore Entertainment

AsiaOne   

NAC takes back grant for artist's new comic   
AsiaOne
A hot-off-the-press graphic novel seems to be in hot water, with the National Arts Council revoking its $8,000 publication grant because of its "sensitive content". The Art Of Charlie Chan Hock Chye by award-winning comics artist Sonny Liew tells the story of a ...

2015-05-31 Singapore Sports

AsiaOne   

The footballer also known as prince   
AsiaOne
Faiq Bolkiah, the captain of Brunei's SEA Games team. The prince is a member of Chelsea's Under-18 squad. Print. He commanded attention as the Brunei Under-23 football team strolled into the Bukit Gombak Stadium for their final training session ahead of ...

2015-05-31 Singapore Technology

Apple Insider   

Google I/O 2015 sets a low bar for Apple's WWDC to leap   
Apple Insider
From all the breathless coverage detailing Google's I/O 2015 conference announcements, you might not have noticed that virtually all of what Google had to show this year were things Apple had already introduced over the past year (or long ago).
Google I/O reveals big changes in Android 6.0, Brillo OS enters the IoT race   The Next Digit
HBO Now Coming To Android And Chromecast   Netflix Life
Google Photos Taking on Facebook   WTVY, Dothan
USA TODAY   
Sydney Morning Herald   
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The Straits Times   

Lamborghini Aventador SV gets decked out in aerodynamic aids   
The Straits Times
The chassis of the Lamborghini Aventador SV boasts Boeing-developed aerospace composite that is sturdy and light. -- PHOTO: LAMBORGHINI SPA. By Andre Lam In Barcelona, Spain. Superveloce, or SV in short, is not a term heard very often. It was first ...

2015-05-31 Singapore Business

AsiaOne   

Raise pay of low-income workers: Wages panel   
AsiaOne
Low-wage workers are set for another pay bump after the National Wages Council (NWC) recommended a minimum $60 increase for those earning a basic salary of up to $1,100 a month. The move, which works out to be at least a 5.5 per cent pay rise, could ...

2015-05-31 Singapore World

The Indian Express   

Japan: 7.8 magnitude quake strikes Tokyo, no risk of a Tsunami says US ...   
The Indian Express
A 7.8-magnitude earthquake struck off the Japanese coast on Saturday, geologists said, shaking buildings in Tokyo and setting off car alarms. Despite the huge power of the quake, there was no risk of a tsunami, The Pacific Tsunami Warning Centre reported.
Powerful but deep quake strikes off Japan; 2 injured but no damage   The Globe and Mail
7.8 Magnitude Quake Strikes Japan Saturday, No Tsunami Risk Due To Quake's ...   CBS Local
Earthquake measuring 8.5 magnitude shakes most of Japan   The Guardian
Mirror.co.uk   
Herald Scotland   
BBC News   
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The Guardian Nigeria   

Nigeria's Maiduguri city hit by deadly bomb, overnight attack   
Reuters Africa
MAIDUGURI, Nigeria (Reuters) - A suspected suicide bomber blew himself up inside a mosque in Nigeria's Maiduguri city on Saturday afternoon killing at least 18 people, a hospital source said, after a night-time attack by Boko Haram insurgents on the ...

2015-05-31 Singapore Southeast Asia

NEWS.com.au   

Man shot dead causing panic at an Asia-Pacific security summit   
NEWS.com.au
AN Asia-Pacific security summit in Singapore was in lockdown after police shot dead a man outside the venue. The hotel was placed under lockdown on Sunday after police shot a man dead in an apparent drug-related incident outside the venue, according to ...

2015-05-31 Singapore Singapore

The Straits Times   

Man shot dead by police, 2 others detained in incident near Shangri-La Hotel   
The Straits Times
The red car that police fired at stopped along Orange Grove Road. -- ST PHOTO: MARK CHEONG. The red car that police fired at stopped along Orange Grove Road. -; Area cordoned off outside the lobby of Shangri-La Hotel. --; The red car that ...

2015-05-30 Singapore Health

Channel News Asia   

New polyclinic at Jurong West to open in 2017   
Channel News Asia
The polyclinic, to be located next to Jurong West Primary School, at Jurong West Street 61, is expected to see about 272,300 attendances when it starts its operations. By Sara Grosse, Channel NewsAsia; POSTED: 29 May 2015 15:00; UPDATED: 29 May ...

2015-05-30 Singapore Science

Toronto Star   

Volcano erupts in Japan, residents flee by boat   
DAWN.com
TOKYO: A volcano erupted on a remote Japanese island on Friday, blasting black smoke thousands of metres into the sky and forcing residents to flee by boat and an airline to re-route flights. A pyroclastic flow of super-heated gas and rock rolled down the ...

2015-05-30 Singapore Entertainment

The Straits Times   

NAC withdraws grant for graphic novel publisher due to 'sensitive content'   
Channel News Asia
TODAY reports: “I'd hoped the book was nuanced enough in ... dealing with the issues," artist-illustrator Sonny Liew says after the grant was withdrawn. POSTED: 30 May 2015 07:51. PHOTOS. Artist-illustrator Sonny Liew, who's launching his much-awaited ...

2015-05-30 Singapore Sports

The Straits Times   

All pumped up for Singapore   
The Straits Times
With the clock ticking down to the SEA Games, Team Singapore athletes are steeling themselves – physically and mentally – for the task ahead. The Straits Times documented the training sessions of seven of these athletes, just weeks before the June 5-16 ...

2015-05-30 Singapore Technology

AsiaOne   

Elderly people worldwide not sold on mobile internet   
AsiaOne
Some people are so fond of their smartphones that they actually send text messages while sleeping, said dailymail.co.uk. Print. While mobile Internet continues to explode across Asia, it remains less popular among older Internet users. GSM Association data ...

2015-05-30 Singapore Business

THE BUSINESS TIMES   

NWC raises low-wage threshold to S$1100   
THE BUSINESS TIMES
The National Wages Council (NWC) has stressed the importance of focusing on skills to ignite productivity growth and sustain wage increases, despite its call coming amid the lower economic and productivity growth of recent years. ST PHOTO: CHEW SENG ...

2015-05-30 Singapore World

New York Times   

China Deployed Artillery on Disputed Island, US Says   
New York Times
SINGAPORE — The United States has spotted a pair of mobile artillery vehicles on an artificial island that China is building in the South China Sea, a resource-rich stretch of ocean crossed by vital shipping lanes, American officials said. China's construction ...

2015-05-30 Singapore Southeast Asia

New York Times   

Asian States Say They'll Focus on Causes of Migrant Crisis   
New York Times
BANGKOK — A meeting held here on Friday to address the continuing exodus of migrants and refugees from Myanmar and Bangladesh ended with a commitment by the participants to target the root causes of the crisis and an ambitious plan of assistance for ...

2015-05-30 Singapore Singapore

TODAYonline   

End vicious cycle in South China Sea: PM   
TODAYonline
SINGAPORE — Amid renewed tensions between the United States and China over reclaimed islands in the South China Sea, Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong yesterday warned regional leaders that every Asian country stands to lose if regional security and ...

2015-05-29 Singapore Health

Channel News Asia   

Speed 'the number one killer' in urban areas: Road safety expert   
Channel News Asia
TODAY reports: Road designers and policy makers should think of what can be done to make human errors on the road less fatal, says Ms Veronique Feypell, the International Transport Forum's (ITF) expert on road safety. By Joy Fang, TODAY; POSTED: 29 ...

2015-05-29 Singapore Science

Slate Magazine   

The moment an erupting Japanese volcano blew its top (+video)   
TVNZ
A volcano erupted on a small island in southern Japan on today, and authorities ordered residents to evacuate the island. Mount Shindake erupted in spectacular fashion, spewing towering black-grey clouds into the sky. The Japan Meteorological Agency ...

2015-05-29 Singapore Entertainment

Channel News Asia   

Huang Xiaoming, Angelababy tie the knot   
Channel News Asia
BEIJING: Actor Huang Xiaoming and model-actress Angelababy have officially sealed the deal. Huang posted a photo of their marriage certificates on his Weibo micro blog on Wednesday (May 27). "I am willing to spend my life with you!," said Angelababy in ...

2015-05-29 Singapore Sports

AsiaOne   

Angeline's on a brave journey   
AsiaOne
While most of her teammates on the national tennis team picked up the sport at the age of five or six, she started "late" - at 12 years of age. What followed was an intense period of tennis, both in terms of training and playing abroad in countries like the United ...

2015-05-29 Singapore Technology

Channel News Asia   

Legal liability issues 'preventing mass adoption of self-driving cars'   
Channel News Asia
TODAY reports: "Until now we still don't have an answer to this: Who is responsible for driving the (self-driving) car, the driver or the assistance?” Legal questions arise over the mass adoption of autonomous vehicles. By Joy Fang, TODAY; POSTED: 29 May ...

2015-05-29 Singapore Business

AsiaOne   

Five mega childcare centres by end-2016 to meet demand   
AsiaOne
FIVE jumbo childcare centres will be ready by the end of next year in areas with high demand for childcare services. The centres will be built on undeveloped state land in Punggol, Sengkang, Jurong West, Woodlands and Yishun. These areas have higher ...

2015-05-29 Singapore World

CBC.ca   

Putin signs law banning publication of peacetime military casualties   
CBC.ca
President Vladimir Putin has signed a decree to make losses of Russian troops in peacetime a state secret. The decree published on the official government website and signed by Putin on Thursday makes it a crime to publish information about peacetime ...

2015-05-29 Singapore Southeast Asia

Malaysiakini (subscription)   

Pak Lah didn't splurge but still quit early, Najib told   
Malaysiakini (subscription)
Former prime minister Dr Mahathir Mohamad today poured cold water on Najib Abdul Razak's insistence that he is democratically elected and will therefore serve his full term as prime minister. Mahathir pointed out that Najib's predecessor Abdullah Ahmad ...

2015-05-29 Singapore Singapore

The Straits Times   

Jover Chew and Mobile Air staff charged over cheating cases at Sim Lim Square   
The Straits Times
Jover Chew (centre), arriving at the State Courts in a police van on Friday, on May 29, 2015. -- ST PHOTO: SEAH KWANG PENG. By Amir Hussain. SINGAPORE - Jover Chew, the owner of now-defunct Mobile Air, and four other men were charged in court on ...

2015-05-28 Singapore Health

ABC News   

Pentagon Sent Live Anthrax Samples to Labs in 9 States and 1 in South Korea   
ABC News
And we begin with that developing story tonight, the Pentagon acknowledging a major mistake. Sending live anthrax from a facility in Utah. They sent samples to nine states, one even sent overseas to South Korea. They thought that the samples, the spores, ...

2015-05-28 Singapore Science

Forbes   

Virginia Tech students to compete in robotics challenge - WSLS   
Gazette Herald
BLACKSBURG (WSLS 10) – Inside Virginia Tech's Goodwin Hall, engineering college students put the ultimate touches on a six-foot humanoid robotic they created as a part of the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency's (DARPA) Robotics Challenge.
Sunnyvale student wins robot video contest   Contra Costa Times
Human-robot Teams Compete June 5 at DARPA Finals   OfficialWire
How close are we to a 'Terminator' robot?   Rand Daily Mail

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io9   

The White House Supports A Proposed Ban On Editing The Human Germline   
io9
In the wake of news that scientists in China modified the DNA of human embryos, a number of scientists and bioethicists have called for a global moratorium on experiments that could alter the human germline. The White House has come out in support of ...

2015-05-28 Singapore Entertainment

Channel News Asia   

Music video for National Day theme song revealed   
Channel News Asia
The video of “Our Singapore” was directed by local film-maker Eric Khoo and features Dick Lee performing behind the piano. POSTED: 27 May 2015 23:42. VIDEOS; PHOTOS. Cannot Contact Server. Please upgrade your Flash Plugin. Please enable ...

2015-05-28 Singapore Sports

Channel News Asia   

SEA Games: Athletes, officials to be housed by sports, not countries   
Channel News Asia
The aim is to provide a platform for countries to interact with one another, says the Singapore SEA Games Organising Committee (SINGSOC). By Nadia Jansen Hassan; POSTED: 27 May 2015 14:17; UPDATED: 27 May 2015 23:28. VIDEOS; PHOTOS ...

2015-05-28 Singapore Technology

MLive.com   

With "attitude shift", Takata moves from denial to compromise in air bag crisis   
Reuters
BEIJING May 28 Japan's Takata Corp, which for months resisted U.S. regulators' demands to widen a recall over its potentially lethal air bags, has had an "attitude shift" and is in a mood to compromise to try to resolve the ballooning auto safety crisis, said a ...

2015-05-28 Singapore Business

Irish Times   

Singapore third in global competitiveness ranking, behind US and Hong Kong   
The Straits Times
Singapore stood third, behind Hong Kong and The United States, for the second year in a row in the annual world competitive ranking 2015, released by the IMD World Competitiveness Center on Thursday. -- ST PHOTO: LIM YAOHUI ...

2015-05-28 Singapore World

Reuters Canada   

World soccer rocked by US, Swiss arrests of officials for graft   
Reuters Canada
ZURICH/NEW YORK (Reuters) - The world's most popular sport was plunged into turmoil on Wednesday as seven senior soccer officials were arrested on U.S. corruption charges and faced extradition from Switzerland, whose authorities also announced a ...

2015-05-28 Singapore Southeast Asia

Malay Mail Online   

Now, Zahid says no sedition probe for Taman Medan cross protesters   
Malay Mail Online
Datuk Seri Ahmad Zahid Hamidi says the 40 people who protested against a church in Taman Medan are only being investigated for intrusion. ― File picKUALA LUMPUR, May 28 ― Datuk Seri Ahmad Zahid Hamidi confirmed today the group of people who ...

2015-05-28 Singapore Singapore

The Straits Times   

Singaporean teen aimed to join ISIS or launch attacks locally   
The Straits Times
A Singaporean post-secondary student who made plans to join the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria (ISIS) and carry out attacks here has been detained under the Internal Security Act since last month. -- PHOTO: ST FILE. By Wong Siew Ying. A SINGAPOREAN ...

2015-05-27 Singapore Health

Channel News Asia   

Muslims with type 2 diabetes can fast safely: NUS study   
Channel News Asia
TODAY reports: These diabetics need to actively consult with their doctors and monitor their medication dosage, and it may not be suitable for everyone, says one of the NUS researchers who conducted the study. By Louisa Tang, TODAY; POSTED: 27 May ...