2014-12-30 Singapore Health

AsiaOne   

Low- to mid-income S'poreans pay less for medicine from Jan 1   
AsiaOne
Lower- to middle-income Singaporeans will pay less for medicine at polyclinics and subsidised specialist outpatient clinics (SOCs) from Thursday, when the new year starts. Such patients with Community Health Assist Scheme (Chas) cards will get a 75 per ...

2014-12-30 Singapore Science

InterAksyon   

Tiny 'life detector' could sense alien movement - study   
InterAksyon
MIAMI - European researchers said Monday they have devised the first tiny motion detector that could help find microscopic life forms on distant planets. Until now, scientists have tried to find signs of extraterrestrial life by listening for sounds that might be ...

2014-12-30 Singapore Entertainment

Channel News Asia   

S'pore fans wowed by Jay Chou's last concert before his marriage   
AsiaOne
To Jay Chou's legion of screaming female fans in Singapore, the final curtain call last night meant one less eligible prince charming on the market. Last night was the last date before he is due to get hitched. RELATED STORIES. Rain mars Jay Chou concert ...

2014-12-30 Singapore Sports

Channel News Asia   

Stange to stay on as Lions head coach   
Channel News Asia
TODAY reports: The FAS Exco has backed the German coach, saying that he will be reviewed again after the SEA Games in June. PHOTOS. Singaporean football national team coach Bernd Stange from Germany faced calls for his dismissal after a 3-1 loss to ...

2014-12-30 Singapore Technology

THE BUSINESS TIMES   

Euro 6 emission standards for diesel vehicles from 2018   
The Straits Times
SINGAPORE - Singapore will adopt the Euro 6 emission standards for diesel vehicles from 2018, the National Environment Agency said in a statement on Tuesday. Euro 6 is the latest engine emission standards set by the European Union that further cuts ...

2014-12-30 Singapore Business

AsiaOne   

MOM bars marine firm from hiring foreigners   
AsiaOne
SINGAPORE - A Singapore marine company has been barred from hiring foreign workers for two years because it discriminated against Singaporeans. The ban on Prime Gold International was imposed after it was found "to have retrenched Singaporeans ...

2014-12-30 Singapore World

The Straits Times   

Seniang powers up into a storm, 20 areas under warning signals   
GMA News
Residents watch as their homes are submerged in floodwaters during heavy flooding brought by Tropical Storm Seniang (Jangmi) in Misamis Oriental on Monday, December 29. At least 20 areas in the Visayas and Mindanao were under storm signals early ...

2014-12-30 Singapore Southeast Asia

Financial Express   

AirAsia flight QZ8501: Indonesia says reports on emergency signals inaccurate   
The Straits Times
JAKARTA - Indonesia said reports that two emergency signals were picked up following the disappearance of Indonesia AirAsia flight QZ8501 were inaccurate. "We have AirAsia ELT (emergency locator transmitter) ID. I assure you the two emergency signals ...

2014-12-30 Singapore Singapore

Financial Express   

AirAsia flight QZ8501: Indonesia says reports on emergency signals inaccurate   
The Straits Times
JAKARTA - Indonesia said reports that two emergency signals were picked up following the disappearance of Indonesia AirAsia flight QZ8501 were inaccurate. "We have AirAsia ELT (emergency locator transmitter) ID. I assure you the two emergency signals ...