2015-03-27 Singapore Health

AsiaOne   

Son has to reintroduce himself to parents with dementia every morning   
AsiaOne
When his father chased him with a kitchen knife eight years ago, Mr L C Lim knew his dad was not in his right mind. The elder Mr Lim, then 89, had always been gentle and calm, but he began experiencing drastic mood swings. Of the incident, Mr Lim, 61, ...

2015-03-27 Singapore Science

Livemint   

Money from rich world will speed up emissions cut: India   
TODAYonline
NEW DELHI — India, the world's third-biggest polluter, is considering a sharper cut in emissions if rich nations cough up money and technology. Environment Minister Prakash Javadekar said he might present the world with a choice ahead of a global climate ...

2015-03-27 Singapore Entertainment

euronews   

Asian cinema celebrates in Macau and Hong Kong festivals   
euronews
The Asian film industry is booming and this year's awards ceremony in Macau, the ninth edition, by all accounts has been the biggest and best yet. A lifetime achievement prize was given to 78-year-old Kwon-taek, one of South Korea's most prominent and ...

2015-03-27 Singapore Sports

Bangkok Post   

Thailand downs Singapore in friendly   
Bangkok Post
Pokklaw A-Nan (No. 14) fights for the ball with Singapore players before scoring the second goal for the Thai team in a friendly match in Nakhon Ratchasima on Thursday. (Photo by Chanat Katanyu). - + ...

2015-03-27 Singapore Technology

AsiaOne   

First look: Photos for OS X   
AsiaOne
When you start Photos, the first thing that strikes you is its flatter and cleaner interface. It appears closer in looks to the OS X Yosemite. There is only a thin top menu bar, with photo thumbnail previews dominating the rest of the interface. There are only a few ...

2015-03-27 Singapore Business

THE BUSINESS TIMES   

Hot stock: Noble up one cent in early trade   
THE BUSINESS TIMES
As at 9.21am, more than 9.3 million shares changed hands, making the counter one of the most active on the Singapore bourse. The Maritime Port Authority of Singapore on Thursday dismissed allegations by Iceberg Research that there had been ...

2015-03-27 Singapore World

Kansas City Star   

Co-pilot was taken off flight training and suffered from depression   
TVNZ
Andreas Lubitz the co-pilot of the Germanwings Flight 9525 flight battled depression and was taken off flight training, it has been revealed. All 150 people on board the flight died in the crash on Wednesday. Data pulled from the black box voice recorder ...

2015-03-27 Singapore Southeast Asia

GMA News   

Indonesia court rejects death row Filipina's appeal   
GMA News
JAKARTA, Indonesia - Indonesia's Supreme Court has rejected an application by a Filipina on death row for a judicial review of her case, taking her a step closer to being executed along with several other foreign drug convicts. As well as the Filipina, Mary ...

2015-03-27 Singapore Singapore

AsiaOne   

What you should know about the SAF Volunteer Corps   
The Straits Times
SINGAPORE - The Singapore Armed Forces (SAF) has started training its first batch of 68 volunteers to get them fit for duty by September. It has already picked another 82 to join the SAF Volunteer Corps this year. The pioneer batch of 150 made the cut after ...