2014-12-31 Singapore Health

Two surgeons suspended, fined S$10000 each for misconduct   
TODAYonline
SINGAPORE — One surgeon used a non-standard device on three patients, while another instigated a nurse to alter a patient's consent form to reflect an additional surgical procedure the latter had not agreed to. For such acts of professional misconduct, ...

2014-12-31 Singapore Science

The Independent   

Video: 170 rare baby tortoises seized at Paris airport   
The Independent
French customs officials in Paris were left rather shell-shocked in December when they came across 170 endangered baby tortoises hidden in a crate at Charles de Gaulle airport. The "radiated tortoise" species is only found in Madagascar and their ...

2014-12-31 Singapore Entertainment

AsiaOne   

Flying Dutchman sets sail from MediaCorp after 18 years   
AsiaOne
MediaCorp DJs Vernetta Lopez (left) and Mark van Cuylenburg, who is also known as The Flying Dutchman. The Flying Dutchman broke the news this morning about his intent to pursue his own interests.
Radio DJ The Flying Dutchman's new direction   TODAYonline
Radio DJ Flying Dutchman quits MediaCorp to focus on his businesses   The Straits Times
Flying Dutchman to leave MediaCorp after 18 years   The Online Citizen
Yahoo Singapore News   
Channel News Asia   
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AsiaOne   

Jay wins with familiar favourites   
AsiaOne
Taiwanese star Jay Chou mostly sounded echoey at Opus 2 last Saturday and was barely audible at times. Print. Can a concert suffer from sequelitis? A year and a half after the Opus world tour made its way to the Indoor Stadium, Mandopop king Jay Chou ...

2014-12-31 Singapore Sports

Goal.com   

Blanc: Cavani and Lavezzi's futures not yet decided   
Goal.com
Neither forward travelled with the PSG squad for their warm-weather trip to Morocco, prompting further speculation over whether the club will listen to offers during the January transfer window. Cavani has been linked with a move to Arsenal next month, while ...

2014-12-31 Singapore Technology

AsiaOne   

HetNet trial at MRT stations for seamless speed surfing   
AsiaOne
A NEW network will go on trial early next year at MRT stations to allow commuters to surf seamlessly at speeds of up to 1Gbps, with no fears of disruptions. HetNet - short for heterogeneous network - enables users to hop across 3G, 4G or WiFi networks, ...

2014-12-31 Singapore Business

AsiaOne   

Electricity tariffs to dip 8% during next three months   
AsiaOne
SINGAPORE - Electricity tariffs will be reduced in the first quarter of next year, as a result of lower fuel cost. From Jan 1 to March 31, tariffs will go down by an average of 8 per cent, or 1.99 cents per kilowatt hour (kwh), energy firm SP Services said in a ...

2014-12-31 Singapore World

ABC Online   

Australia, US reject latest Palestinian call for Israel to withdraw from Palestinian ...   
ABC Online
The UN Security Council has rejected a Palestinian resolution calling for Israel to withdraw from Palestinian territories by late 2017. Even if the draft had received the minimum nine votes in favour, it would have been defeated by Washington's vote against it.
UN rejects Palestinian resolution to end Israel's occupation   Business Standard
Australia 'damaged' relations with Arab world by voting down UN Palestinian ...   The Guardian
UN vote set on Palestine draft   Gulf Daily News
Irish Independent   
Arutz Sheva   
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TIME   

Nine People Have Been Found Dead in a Mass Murder in Canada   
TIME
Edmonton Deaths Police investigate the scene where multiple deaths occurred overnight in Edmonton, Alberta, Tuesday, Dec. 30, 2014. JASON FRANSON—AP. Police are calling it an act of domestic violence. The bodies of nine people, including two ...

2014-12-31 Singapore Southeast Asia

Firstpost   

AirAsia Flight QZ8501: It wasn't controlled ditching, says expert   
AsiaOne
Members of the Search and Rescue Agency carry debris recovered from the sea presumed from missing Indonesia AirAsia flight QZ 8501 at Pangkalan Bun. Print. The pilot onboard Indonesia AirAsia flight QZ8501 was probably not able to do a 'controlled ...

2014-12-31 Singapore Singapore

Firstpost   

AirAsia Flight QZ8501: It wasn't controlled ditching, says expert   
AsiaOne
Members of the Search and Rescue Agency carry debris recovered from the sea presumed from missing Indonesia AirAsia flight QZ 8501 at Pangkalan Bun. Print. The pilot onboard Indonesia AirAsia flight QZ8501 was probably not able to do a 'controlled ...