2015-05-30 Singapore Health

Channel News Asia   

New polyclinic at Jurong West to open in 2017   
Channel News Asia
The polyclinic, to be located next to Jurong West Primary School, at Jurong West Street 61, is expected to see about 272,300 attendances when it starts its operations. By Sara Grosse, Channel NewsAsia; POSTED: 29 May 2015 15:00; UPDATED: 29 May ...

2015-05-30 Singapore Science

Toronto Star   

Volcano erupts in Japan, residents flee by boat   
DAWN.com
TOKYO: A volcano erupted on a remote Japanese island on Friday, blasting black smoke thousands of metres into the sky and forcing residents to flee by boat and an airline to re-route flights. A pyroclastic flow of super-heated gas and rock rolled down the ...

2015-05-30 Singapore Entertainment

The Straits Times   

NAC withdraws grant for graphic novel publisher due to 'sensitive content'   
Channel News Asia
TODAY reports: “I'd hoped the book was nuanced enough in ... dealing with the issues," artist-illustrator Sonny Liew says after the grant was withdrawn. POSTED: 30 May 2015 07:51. PHOTOS. Artist-illustrator Sonny Liew, who's launching his much-awaited ...

2015-05-30 Singapore Sports

The Straits Times   

All pumped up for Singapore   
The Straits Times
With the clock ticking down to the SEA Games, Team Singapore athletes are steeling themselves – physically and mentally – for the task ahead. The Straits Times documented the training sessions of seven of these athletes, just weeks before the June 5-16 ...

2015-05-30 Singapore Technology

AsiaOne   

Elderly people worldwide not sold on mobile internet   
AsiaOne
Some people are so fond of their smartphones that they actually send text messages while sleeping, said dailymail.co.uk. Print. While mobile Internet continues to explode across Asia, it remains less popular among older Internet users. GSM Association data ...

2015-05-30 Singapore Business

THE BUSINESS TIMES   

NWC raises low-wage threshold to S$1100   
THE BUSINESS TIMES
The National Wages Council (NWC) has stressed the importance of focusing on skills to ignite productivity growth and sustain wage increases, despite its call coming amid the lower economic and productivity growth of recent years. ST PHOTO: CHEW SENG ...

2015-05-30 Singapore World

New York Times   

China Deployed Artillery on Disputed Island, US Says   
New York Times
SINGAPORE — The United States has spotted a pair of mobile artillery vehicles on an artificial island that China is building in the South China Sea, a resource-rich stretch of ocean crossed by vital shipping lanes, American officials said. China's construction ...

2015-05-30 Singapore Southeast Asia

New York Times   

Asian States Say They'll Focus on Causes of Migrant Crisis   
New York Times
BANGKOK — A meeting held here on Friday to address the continuing exodus of migrants and refugees from Myanmar and Bangladesh ended with a commitment by the participants to target the root causes of the crisis and an ambitious plan of assistance for ...

2015-05-30 Singapore Singapore

TODAYonline   

End vicious cycle in South China Sea: PM   
TODAYonline
SINGAPORE — Amid renewed tensions between the United States and China over reclaimed islands in the South China Sea, Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong yesterday warned regional leaders that every Asian country stands to lose if regional security and ...