2015-02-26 Singapore Health

AsiaOne   

S'pore researchers find gene mutation in some East Asians   
AsiaOne
It gives them added protection against heart attacks, but also significantly increases their risk of going blind, a Singapore-led team of researchers has discovered. A mutation is a change in the structure of the gene that makes it work slightly or totally different ...

2015-02-26 Singapore Science

The Straits Times   

Mammal Center getting help with influx of needy sea lions   
Coastline Pilot
The Pacific Marine Mammal Center in Laguna Beach is experiencing a bad case of deja vu, and it's probably not the only rescue facility feeling that way. The center, which rehabilitates ocean-dwelling animals and returns them to their habitat, has seen an ...

2015-02-26 Singapore Entertainment

Sydney City News   

The sugar industry generates $50 billion in global trade annually and ...   
Sydney City News
Actor and director Damon Gameau takes on the challenge of embarking on a 60 day high-sugar diet monitored by nutritionists and doctors, each day consuming foods and drinks perceived as being healthy, all while documenting his every mouthful.
Actor Damon Gameau says low-fat diet made him fat   Health24
Sweet deal: Aussie actor exposes the bad side of sugar in documentary film   Malay Mail Online
Film exposes sugar hidden in health foods   gulfnews.com
Channel News Asia   
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KpopStarz   

Oscars 2015 Winning Movie 'Birdman' Under Fire For Alleged Racist Comment ...   
KpopStarz
With the trending hashtag OscarsSoWhite and Sean Penn's joke about director Alejandro G. Inarritu needing a Green card, it's no secret that this year's Academy Awards was a racially charged evening. Long before its coveted Best Picture Win however, some ...

2015-02-26 Singapore Sports

Bangkok Post   

Bayer's Son targets repeat performance in Madrid   
Bangkok Post
LEVERKUSEN (GERMANY) - South Korea forward Son Heung-Min says Bayer Leverkusen will need another eye-catching display at Atletico Madrid if they are to keep alive their dreams of reaching the Champions League's quarter-finals. Leverkusen's Son ...

2015-02-26 Singapore Technology

Budget 2015: Clampdown on big emitters in green vehicle drive   
AsiaOne
Changes to the Carbon Emissions-based Vehicle Scheme should encourage the drive towards more environmentally sound vehicles while punishing the big emitters. The changes, effective from July, mean fewer cars will get rebates while the surcharges on ...

2015-02-26 Singapore Business

AsiaOne   

Budget 2015: Silver Support Scheme wins praise   
AsiaOne
Senior citizens eligible for the Silver Support Scheme will receive $600 each quarter on average, with larger payouts going to those with greater needs. It is estimated the scheme will cost $350 million in its first full year.
Silver Support to boost social security net   The Straits Times
Room for more left-leaning policies in S'pore, but no free-for-all: panel   THE BUSINESS TIMES
PAP Seniors Group suggests monthly Silver Support Scheme payouts   Channel News Asia
TODAYonline   
The Online Citizen   
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Channel News Asia   

Attrition risk may put firms off SkillsFuture   
Channel News Asia
TODAY reports: While the financial incentive under the SkillsFuture Earn and Learn programme is welcome, employers said that staff retention is the real challenge. PHOTOS. Shoppers stop by BreadTalk's flagship store at BreadTalk Mall (photo: Siti Nur Mas ...

2015-02-26 Singapore World

Los Angeles Times   

Apple ordered to pay $533 million in iTunes patent lawsuit   
Los Angeles Times
The bitter patent wars have flared again, and this time, Apple Inc. emerged the loser. The world's most valuable company was ordered by a federal jury to pay $532.9 million to Smartflash, a tiny Texas company that alleged that Apple willfully infringed on its ...

2015-02-26 Singapore Southeast Asia

Bangkok Post   

Singapore's Lee Kuan Yew still in ICU   
Bangkok Post
SINGAPORE - Singapore's founding prime minister Lee Kuan Yew has been put on antibiotics and remains in intensive care at a government hospital, the Prime Minister's Office said in a statement Thursday. Singapore's founding prime minister Lee Kuan ...

2015-02-26 Singapore Singapore

Bangkok Post   

Singapore's Lee Kuan Yew still in ICU   
Bangkok Post
SINGAPORE - Singapore's founding prime minister Lee Kuan Yew has been put on antibiotics and remains in intensive care at a government hospital, the Prime Minister's Office said in a statement Thursday. Singapore's founding prime minister Lee Kuan ...