2015-01-28 Singapore Health

TravelPulse   

Ride Mexico City Subway for All of 10 Squats   
TravelPulse
Fusion.net's Rafa Fernandez de Castro reports an obesity epidemic has caused Mexico City officials to get creative in getting the populace to burn some calories. To that end, Fernandez writes, “the government of Mexico City will begin offering free subway ...

2015-01-28 Singapore Science

Bangkok Post   

Warming melting huge Antarctic glacier   
Bangkok Post
SYDNEY - The largest glacier in East Antarctica, containing ice equivalent to a six-metre (20-foot) rise in global sea levels, is melting due to warm ocean water, Australian scientists said on Monday. File photo of a penguin strolling past the King Sejong Korean ...

2015-01-28 Singapore Entertainment

Channel News Asia   

Chinatown ushers in an "Abundance of Joy & Prosperity" for SG50 and the Year ...   
SYS-CON Media (press release)
SINGAPORE, Jan 28, 2015 - (ACN Newswire) - This year's Chinatown Chinese New Year celebrations will see a strong SG50 theme interwoven with the iconic traditional event ushering in the new lunar year. Themed "Abundance of Joy & Prosperity", the ...

2015-01-28 Singapore Sports

Goal.com   

Algeria and Ghana enter last eight   
Gulf Daily News
MONGOMO, Equatorial Guinea: Andre Ayew scored seven minutes from time to hand Ghana a dramatic come-from-behind 2-1 victory over South Africa at Estadio Mongomo last night and a place in the African Nations Cup quarter-finals. In another Group C ...

2015-01-28 Singapore Technology

The Straits Times   

Singtel, Ericsson to explore 5G; commercial trials by 2020   
TODAYonline
SINGAPORE — With 5G network speeds estimated at 20 to 30 times faster than those of 4G, a self-driving car can be made safer as it can brake faster to avoid a collision. And a 400-megabyte film can be downloaded in seconds instead of the one minute it ...

2015-01-28 Singapore Business

Channel News Asia   

EconomySingapore joins global fight against deflation   
Financial Times
Plunging oil prices and muted domestic economic activity have prompted Singapore to loosen monetary policy by slowing the pace at which the Singapore dollar appreciates against other major currencies, writes the FT's Jeremy Grant in Singapore.
Investors short Singapore dollar should prepare to take profits: Citi   THE BUSINESS TIMES
Singapore Pulls Trigger in Deflation Fight   Wall Street Journal
Ringgit also falls after surprise MAS move on Singapore dollar   The Straits Times
Barron's (blog)   
Bloomberg   
Business Insider Australia   
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AsiaOne   

Job vacancies up 8.9 per cent in September   
AsiaOne
THERE were more job vacancies in Singapore last September compared to a year ago, with places in the services sector accounting for the majority of the available positions. New data from the Manpower Ministry (MOM) released on Tuesday showed that ...

2015-01-28 Singapore World

Washington Times   

Obama pushes gender equality in India, but not in Saudi Arabia   
Washington Times
President Obama meets new Saudi Arabian King Salman bin Abdul Aziz in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, Tuesday, where he and the and first lady have come to expresses their condolences on the death of the late Saudi Arabian King Abdullah bin ... more >.
Battery Heated Clothing Gets Put to the Test2:21   NEWS.com.au
New Saudi king greets Obama, but ignores First Lady   New York Post
US First Lady Michelle Obama opts not to wear headscarf for Saudi King   The Australian (blog)
Gulf Daily News   
New Zealand Herald   
Salt Lake Tribune   
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The Hindu   

10 killed in Tripoli hotel attack   
The Hindu
In the latest sign of Libya's descent into chaos, gunmen stormed a luxury hotel used by diplomats and businessmen in the capital on Tuesday, killing 10 persons. Two attackers were killed following an hour-long standoff that included a car bomb that exploded ...

2015-01-28 Singapore Southeast Asia

Chiang Rai Times   

Kiwi backpacker found dead in Thailand   
New Zealand Herald
Christina Marian Annesley was found dead in a bungalow on the Thai island of Koh Tao. Photo / Facebook. A New Zealand-born woman has died while backpacking in Thailand. Christina Marian Annesley, 23, was born in Lower Hutt and lived most of her life ...

2015-01-28 Singapore Singapore

Networks Asia   

Singapore to set up Cyber Security Agency   
Networks Asia
The Singapore government is setting up a Cyber Security Agency (CSA) which will provide dedicated and centralized oversight of national cyber security functions. The CSA replaces the Singapore Infocomm Technology Security Authority (SITSA) which was ...